197704 by Navy News

Wllll|l|Ell? llllll. THE ‘T|lllllBlESHllllTE|lS'

broadly-based no-form-filling information service for the whole of the _Royal Navy and families. and preventive welfare work by professionally qualified people. are incorporated in a new .Na'al Personal and Family Service being introduced on April I. A

of the

an ionic

will staff SAFAI. F:-on Clio left they on COEI. ON Sawdon (who until In bond in H.M.5. Vcnfittoko), CMEM John Wellington (H.M.S. Cochran), and POMEM Mick Rooddy (H.M.$.

Du-ultol. Molding

about

point dapicy pond is a

Huflnc (:h:ffoffieor,NavolPIr|onal and Family Service). Ueul‘.-Cdr.

John

‘Play it —

else!’

With the existing Family Welfare Organization maintaining its expertise in the handling of crisis work. the Admiralty Board's aim is that every possible guidance should be available on nonService as well as .‘§er\ice tnatters and that small difficttlties should be tackled before they have a chance to

develop

into problems.

complex queries on house ownership or education, to the very ordinary thttt worrying) "My husband ‘.\:ts -‘outing ofl his ship. but he From

Iasn't arrived home l can't think what has happened to him. .' the ‘\'.'t\_\. is setting itself out to pros ide, if not the answer. advice on where to .

get the

answer.

A man going off to seat will have the reassumnee that his family should never. wherever they live. he in doubt or distress. having only to visit an ofiice. make a telephone call, or write a letter lor the organi/.'ition to swing into action. There will he no "name and number“ stuff and nothing will he t'1‘corded as

“p:tcl»..“ lnquiren

go with confidence and in eortlklenee.

can

-‘sccordittiz

the latest l)t.‘lL‘t1s.‘L' \VllilL' PHPCT. "Recruitment of qualified stall’ for the Nasal l‘:mtil}' Welfare Service. on the scale prev intIsl)' envisaged. has been deferred. because of tlte need for the utmost econom_v in the support field.“ However. despite the current financial difl'icu|ties. the new NPFS is a major step forward along the lines recommended by the Seehohm (‘ommittce in l9”!-1. to

SPEEDY HELP Information centres. to be called "Sailors" and l’amilies‘ Advice Bureau\" tS:‘\F.v\R for short). will he opened in

Portsittotttlt.

Plymouth.

Ros).-th_ l-”as|:tne. and

(‘ha-

tham. The bureaus will be read)‘ to receive phone calls or letters at any time. or to see personal callers during normal working hours. Officers, ratings and families especially the isolated _\'0ttt‘Ig naval wife whose lttts» hand is at sea and whose parents |i\ e a long. wit}; olT —

can

sttre

s|')t'C{l_\' help in their problems.

friend|_v and dealing with

The

(’ommander in('hief \’aval Home (‘omtnand, who has been charged with the icsponsihlity for developing the service. will have as his "chief of stall" Miss Pam Baker. Head of the .\lav:tl §ocial Service, who is already well known in the R N as the adviser to the (Continued in Page -30) -

Money 'muddIe' had

“Dishones't." "sliahhy”

and "muddle" headlines filled the newspapers as ttproar rose

alleged plot

over an some Fleet

deprive

.'\ir .~\rm and Royal .-\ir Force personnel of gratuits benefits.

Hot words in the (‘ommons and elsewhere were by no means all hased on a full ttnderstanding ol

fliers in the facts, and indeed had the facts lseen less complicated. that full underst.'tmltny_ would have been a lot easier to reach The annotttteerncnts brought about by new pension legislation ltznc been around for quite a long time. but as Va» v News was told. "nobody seemed to know what they were all about" until the_v began to reach the career point when it hegan to matter. "Nico there were some people who became :tpprCllCt't\l\¢.‘ that their

spin

a gratuities More

were

less

negotiations

under threat.

parallel

were

"Head Oflicc"

Manor-¢Q—A:-5, our tuna-IIotdu..."ThanaIalI

urn-nvidfh!I.I.C..Oo0&h 0panHoun“po-

Potoonluk

E t

with this,

going on at gain the most

reasonahle terms possible (in s lew of the new pension lawst but the complexity of the situation did not help in pro'ducing swift and

simple

"undo! 0030‘ &l It Mn-nyuu-lube ovdwafvonthnk-t Au

attswcrs

\'o now there has been what is described as the great “climh down" Whether that is the

t(.‘ont'Lmu-d in Page I'll

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NAVY NEWS. APRIL I977

DIARY DATES

Sop o 0 FOR IOOO JOBS OVER3EA§

Many people in the U.K.. especially those living many

miles from the coast. rarely see a sailor or a warship. Readers may be interested. therefore. in this diary of shows. exhibitions. concerts. and other events at which ou can "meet the Navy." he list of venues and dates is issued by the Director. Naval Careers Service. APRIL

5'0"?

Ioutlieuqlai fiflcnl Show. RM. tiande. I-2 iauiuoinor.i:ueiiioii.n.ii.aiaiui. E INVO afi %i$I. I-‘LN. bdtfl. 3-21 ll.I.A. lee oeleordfitne. I-2

Liverpool. RH. ll.Il. specteefir. fieflnrn. I‘-[M of Aimee uuiinrury eelehretlone. Liverpool. HM. bends. Ml’ Outfit‘. OIII. RM. bends. 3 ‘id II! Navy‘ mlx 11*. Ievene. Tleielienhein. Summer inciting teem.

"| wish

RAFI'Y’S CORNEit

could do

something more sinple

FOREIGN?

perhaps be divided into three categories. Firstly. there are the isolated detachments where ratings serve alone exchange or in very small numbers billets with the United States Navy or billets can

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Naval Attache. for example. Secondly. in a NATO Headquarters or stall where there is only limited national administrative support. Thirdly. in a Royal Navy ship _or establishment with full accommodation and administrative back-up. such as H.M.S. Rooke in Gibraltar. or H.M.S. Tamar (or the local squadron) in Hong in the office of

drafts. First of all it is essential to keep the size of the problem in perspective. The total number of local forei n service billets is only just over I. plus I60 for the W.R.N.S. So with just over 50.000 naval ratings in the Service you will be lucky if you get a local foreign draft during your 22 years. Some branChcs. of course. fare better than others: with the large number of overseas hcatdquarters and communications centres. the Writer and Communications I‘If{ll'lL'IlL'\ come out better than most. Wit“ Refs an overseas draft’? Overseas

Kong.

The more isolated the billet and the and less the administrative supervision. the more carefu is Drafty to select the right rating who will be both self supporting and a credit to the Royal Navy. Some of these are specified for married accompanied ratings. others for

support

single or unaccompanied men. In

the second category

normally

there is

Service accommodation

SVVOP DRAFTS The following ratings are .lli\i0ll\ to excluinge drafts. Anyone II'lI(.‘ft."\lC(.I should write to the applicant direct.

I‘. ll. Al-worth. RI-‘.Al (‘POV Me“. H H 9 (Lirii-iei. Preumck. Ayr. Scotland will urrnp with any REAI or RH! Anydnft

Quit-i

Fngland cnnudered

A. I. lather. I.§tHl RH

ilmythl f’nn\rnlIuth \hl[l

(iudha

Wilt

for any

ISTD KW Naval Air fifteen" Me“. I A F Honing‘fiquaihon. tun. Bury St I-'A.rnuni1I. Sulolt [halted to R N A V Yi.-oviltori, Hey I0 \Vill h Portsn-avulh shore ruse or anywhere in. FA“ of F.rgtani.f I-'..

vermin

klooe-r\.SA flMeu,HMS Hecate

I)riIl'te-I to H M S any

is-ajtiti; iltip

Neptune

Will stop for

N. I. In-I. HEHI UBO). FMG H H Doctiyaid. Portunouih Drafted to HMS Tifir. May 2.‘ Due Far hit deployment Will siivop for any Portsmouth \III in rellt it ship not pair; anywhere. V. Ioyfl. IOHOI JP Men. M MS Rhyl I’): to deploy in aiitunui Will \I0p for any ship in Portsinouth relit or any frigate in Ptirtsrnouth lea AJ. ludih-y. POOEI. (‘FOW E (Xfice. Britannia Navel College. Dartnnuth Dr-aftal to H H S Bihiestrtntilouythl.June Will swap for any ship or drive lute III the South H. II. Car. I-ZM(AIl H M 5 ml Drafted to H M S y. Pwtland. July. .

\Villuvopforanyih:tloHHS Hl.1't'II. Yeoviltori Replies to '14. Franklin Road. Runner. G0\{!KI. Hunts POI.‘ VTR

P. I. Cant. MI-Z\ll \M Pm Men. H M Q Ariadne Paued for AJLMEM. Will swap for any Pnrtsrnouth ship with HEOW billet M. Devi-re. IIOIITI (‘on-tins He“, II M\' Mennud Drafted to lillidslonc tt.in.i.-ti. Belfast. on June 7 for four inoiiihs It-ea time! An wrop considered P. etch Art loyal. May. for Unit ‘rig Will \ for any y~ (‘crttflute train: tnouth or Rn-iylh riple for titular training Replies to 1_ Gave‘: Rind. St Ilurkaiil.

t.K‘MF.A2 Duetwnflhls

Plyrniuth Dainty. Ants) Dnftixt to H.M.S Achilles (Plymouth).mid-May Will iwop for any Piirurnouth or Chathatu ship Replies to It], flerminh Home. Hillslcy Rood, PHlI\v'0VC. P(I“l\l1II.IlII. —

G. 1‘. ii. POSTD. HMS Fearless tl’|yiisouth) Vlitt mop for any Flortuuouth G M I’) or fnplc I. 0. Ga. SA 2 Delta Hen. H.M.S.

Antelope W"i.Il\wopl'oranyI.Iu'pnotinr¢-fit, until befinning anywhere Unable to 0

of lune due

to present Iil.J.Ghm.RH

D.A.U \V 8 LI N 0 Scotland. Hltt \V-ll

REA!

billet

IDIJOWIII]

East Angli.-i. Midluuls. l.ondon. Chattwi-i or Ponunouth Shore in to Biile billet of over \I\ rturiths Hall. Main Rrnl. flicker. lanes. or tele-

preference areas

—

phone Sirinesllad 43') to D. I. PCXSI i(.'h:th.aml. ill exciting l’)ennpvrt Leander .

.‘ .M S. Sicylla for any similar

AINS). 2 Men, I-l.M.S. Caledonia. Drafted to HMS Pl imuili IChatharnt. May Will exctterip or any Devortniifl or Portland stun iihip or frbte. 1'. III-ptm. CEMI IE Men. H.M.S. Anuroii Die to jcltt HM 5. Nelson. lune Witt corisiikr any there draft outside

iiient

Di-aftedio

Kyle of Loehelsih. endure for any

Pnrtsrnouth

A. Nth. AILHEM .ID2 Hen, H.M S

Due Far East deployment in autiinin. Wu wrap for any Portuuoiith establishment or ship on Ivonne sea service I. l-In-nee. lJlOtGl HMS Soultoin

etching: Squadron din!

tPortliind trials HCHVJ. Will

Fiihay

any

Prousttion

Pbrtsmiith NCHV

for or

D. Inn. ROHCII JP He-II. H.H.S. Rt-iyl Die mjor depitoynsent in the aiitiiii-in Will steep for an ship in fitflolllt refit.

Portunnuli

Plymouth trips:

.RS. l'0\' Hen. ll.H.S. Nelson. over I2 months.

we wit InyoluinWBc|II|'l‘ 'ii\‘to\ UllCI|k¢:fiil|] % Gate

Na'lhuuiId Eu. 1. r. Lynch. AfltD) Diving Section. for an III NC Dlrtrnouth Will I Portui-iii-.ith shore hue. pref y ELM. Vernon. .

J. Ihh. SA. I-I.M.S

Newcastle. buildi at Snreii Hunter. Neptune Yard. \V will stop for Ilouyih shot-e base or Ihip or

Rmyth rdk.

lihttli-vs. LPT. PT Grier. l-(M 5. Drafted to H MS. Nubian Will wrap for any December tllmythl. .

Fngard

Ponsrnouth Iliip Dcvoiipon ma Ctuitnm

considered 1. &j. LSA Wanklin IN. H.H S N Ian: W-ll map for Cutdrme. Yeotriltori or

I. S. Ikfilih. REHI. 10!‘ Men. H.M S Nuhm D-attest to FOSNI, May Will swap for Plyrtaluth l'l' Portsmouth. I. LRO(Gl. XL Hen. HM S. Aurore t yinmth) Will uchaege for ocuri pity survey ship. peter-ally Heck clan deployirg oveneu. P. J. AIAIHJ. ll Hen. S Ashanti Dotted to H.M.S. Her. H_M wick (Devonportl. Au II Enpccuxl Devunport refit. \VrI swap army gpi“ .

ship. preferably

I-I M.S. Art loyal. K. hdlv. SSlMEMl(AHC. IBDI. ll

WI. H.H.?. NodoIiIr 1._li l'ti-genoiithiek. a-ably an’ r Il o Iy1h?:' I‘I:irtele H.MhS.in-gs‘renlfshipmiyrltcabovelflfiu d I

III

Inuit

oepted

LSTD. field!-'0SM. Dllphilt Home. Green Lane. Ooepon. Drafted to" A.

availahlc and. while single men are not debarred from such a draft. experience has shown that the married man accompanied by his family normally fits best into such an international environment.

In the third category of overseas billets where there is a naval establishment with full accommodation and admistrative support. the draft is considered suitable for all types of ratings and there is certainly no differentiation between the single and the married man. Indeed. in Gibraltar where there is an acute shortage of married accommodation. the waiting list would be even longer if only married men who wish to be accompanied were drafted, While the maxim "If you don't ask. you don't get" is not strictly true. your chances of an oxerscas draft are obviously improved if [)rafty knows that you are keen to have one. so the next time you complete it Drafting Preference (‘ard make your wishes quite clear. Your selection will. of course. be dependent upon there being a billet available at the time you become available for draft. If you are lucky enough to ye selected your initial draft if the job isn't one of those note will specified for a married accompanied man show the type of service as l.ocal I-oreign lfnticcompanied. At that stage Drafty does not know whether you will

your family with you and the taking Estimated

Relief Date will. therefore. be I2 months from the date of draft. If you elect to take your wife with you then the draft will in due course be changed to a Local Foreign Accompanied and the duration of the draft will be extended to 25 months. Since. however. local foreign billets are very popular and there are more than enough volunteers. there is an option for accompanied ratings to return to U.K. after ltl months‘ foreign servici: if they their families are not enjoying or themselves as much as they had hoped they -would. Conversely. extensions of l.FS are rarely allowed. If nominated for an overseas draft you will receive 11 large bundle of papers concerned with making application for family passage. accommodation and passports. It is important to complete these with the minimum of delay. seeking the advice of your divisional oflicer if in any doubt.

Medical advice your

H M S Alnfniscailetllevttrtrixtl.lune Will for tin Podiiinouth

overseas.

xvi‘):

Devonpui-t ship

K. H. T-fir. LS Drafted to H MS Devonshire tPlor1einouthl Witt “amp for any

Type 2|, preferably H.M.S Alacrity Replies to lo. Sephton Close. ilowner. Gosport. II. Waits. OEME nit! Men. MM 5 transatlantic. Seetu Hermes me to

deploy any ltmyt elclhnfi pref yiri refit to

Portsmouth -hip.

W31‘. HEAIVII. UWC. I"I.MS Dnftedi llxk De 2'7 H sea time lncbdeu Adqual ltboiler specialist) front lune l\ to July I! \Vill «imp for any

M.SeC A@iu?I:

—

Delenc

Devotnport Ylm Leander

rnoi-itlii

Rntheuy

tn-

W. A. W11. AER‘! Nav'\Yi:u H.M S Bilileston llosyth tisinehunlcr Willuvop for any triple bated anywhere. preferably ping

foreign

H M 5 Callingwotd Drilled to H M S Lulu tlmythl. June will wrap for any ship art ‘there Scotland Prefer Portsmouth er to I Hillslcy Road. Paulsgi-use. Puttsmouth I. J. I. Iehuiaiie. UEMI H.515 1. ii. weiu. OEMNI

So if your wife or any child

problem. it

is wise to seek early medical advice before applying for them to go overseas.

has a medical

MAY

bl6IlIineeIerI|oetIhou.CenalFIeet

its-uiieuotuagneiitiiii-uterine.

s-1

teem. vieitlr: H. R M. bends. Jereeylprtng RM tee-tea peredub. R N displly

Summer

team

Conoet!.Inetol.FtM bonds

7 7

ltei:ue¢iFeyre.RM motorcycle team. 7-8 lpeldng TI“ Feettvel. canoe and diving teem. ID-l6 ‘IOOI B0 Navy‘ ltlpevtdt. Uvlh .lotnl Iervtoee Bey. Wootvele. It Summer vtai teem. it-27 Gyde foflvll R M. motor-cycle turn (11-15). aurnrrier waiting learn .

13-".

ego‘. II M Inna IC All Fair. RN Historic Ftig .RN stand liner Jidtlee Tattoo. .

Hnnoirlh

R bends. Fl N diepleyteerrt WltltiefidthlrmflflHistoric Flight

17-2 Pooleaoetshoumooieendooreet Erilwllton. I Show. Bhrewetsui-y.Surnmetviettl team

I6-l9 Wee! Deleted

Ill. and RI. Tattoo.

Coinityttiomtxetec.

I9-25 ‘XIX HIV)’ flfifljibtfi

cup

21 ?2

F.A. rind. wuiieioy. nu beride. Nuneeton Doghte. R.l.L.l. Wflor Fflr. Porternouttx.

lthurberelde

Cenoeenooivlngteerri county Shoe. HIIIOHC Flight

Club

The lifeblood of the Chevrons

port of the money raised by the sole of the club premises in Dorset Square, London has been handed over to the three "

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Services by Mr. Edward Terrell, who served the club for 32 years, including 20 years as chairman. Cheques were presented to the Principal Personnel Officers (Admiral Sir David Williams, General Sir Jock Herman, and Air Chief Morshcil Sir John Aiken) in the office of the Second Sea Lord.

for

Plnnoilllord .b¢\de

ePerede.

£xflerFee|tirel.RM bends

AIrPe9ennt..FtNHIo llfitf 2£—29IIeoeIeeletecenitvet. 23

lotlc

ttoriimirehfeetlvel.

23-29ttt.l.I..II£erile|o.0oqaon.RM

Cerrtlvel.

$eoOdBendeGeIIoert.l.|e0er

Rlilbdtde atslune 4311! end fleet Show. RM. bends. eurrimer netting ham. Fl N. Historic Flight. R N

dtmlly team

At many of the events listed above. the

Royal Navy will be represented by mobile displays, exhibition trei|¢trs_ or static tiiisttcopteu

Services

As stipulated by the general committee of the Chevrons Club, the money will be used "to promote the efficiency and imorove the Condition of warrant officers, petty officers. and non-comm‘-ssioned officers in the

Services." The Navy’: cheque was

for £16,770. Mr. Terrell explained that the club had been closed and sold because of financial difficulties. The building, which was bought Neptune tlhtxt time). Wishes to exchange any Pei-nmoiith shore true or vcagoing at auction for £l3,l0O. was sold for £230,000, of which £80,000 9. I. M. Afihy. AESI. Drafted to H.M S Becchente. Dcvonport. Sept. 9. (To join had been repaid to Service H.M.5. Route. Aiiuuit l. l| iidunce party). charities and 250,000 to thebank. Wishee to uirop for Pnnsnioiitli ship. Replies Admiral Williams rhonked Mr. to H.M.S. Victory (Ship). ALMEN. N.M.5. Terrell for his tremendous N. A. I. Il'I.l‘¢pIJ. Pcirtunoiith. wishes to swap fur contributions, devotion to duty, Chathern shore draft. Replies to Sauniarcr and efforts on behalf of the club.

‘€‘VI|C\

1-15. H.M.S. Nelson.

lntrr.-pod.

phone ll.M.S

24-26 Iofidt hive! of Yolilh. Edn-

Chevrons Club cash

sh:

I) Fun -iihws.-L. Cosharn. Poi-tunouiti f)niti¢d to H M S Ariadne (Plymouth). luly Will svrop for any Porttmotith III" or shore but ll. S-rhfr. R0t'h ‘P Hen. HM9 Ithyl Doenujor deployment in autumn will for any Smond Friple ‘Squadron ship or ip not due for deplo ment REM. l CPOV He“. P. J. th Drafted to Portland II M S F PM G.. June Will «cop for any Portsmouth shone hue IVA ei cc essential I. Tether. LS1) ‘II’ Men. HMS Plytnouth (Ch8l'iiIi1iI. will «top for any 2.

ina'iropica| climate and will not require special medical treatment while they are

—

etc

you will be allowed to take family in-ersens it will be necessary

them

aim

undergo a medical examination to ensure they are lit to live for

23 20

__B;forc

—

J. I. lb-rim.

Iideu. H M S

cicharig:

RMECHI

like feeding them on

WANT TO GO

“Can I go foreign?” When Dratty is asked this question at the end of one of his lectures, he knows that the questioner rarely wants to know whether the ship to which he is being drafted will deploy overseas. As we all appreciate, that is very much the prerogative of CINCFLEET, who arranges ships’ programmes. What the questioner really has in mind is: "What are the chances of being drafted to a shore billet overseas or to a ship on local foreign service?" This question is not only asked by married men who wish to take their wives and families on an accompaniedforeign tour. but .by the single men who believe that only the married men are allowed such

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8-M11“? base."

five leaves and two fishes!"

'I1ietlienSecond Sea Lord, AdmiralSir David Williams (right), receives the Movie cheque from Mr. Edward Terrel, watched by Mrs. Terrell.

FILIVI FOR

NAVY NEWS. APRIL I977

THE FLEET

GRIN AND BARE IT... alto Is tho Vlcltl Johnson has a moaty rolo In tho “.lows"-typo thrlllor "Grtnly" victim at a carnlvorous boar. Tl-to 18tt.. ons-tort grizzly troats hot as a tas plcnlc snack In the film. which will soon Its on the way to Float scroons. But Vlclt soonts to have come out ol the wltolo aplsodo In ons place (or In this caso. s two-ploco). Her smllo sootns to say that It's tiles to got a part one can got ono's tooth Into —

Non-speaking for roles big noises like .

of cinematic sophistication, making a silent film is rather these days H.M.S.

re-floating

Victory

experiment, nevertheless.

to go on a

—

but

interesting

Sllont Mario (AI Mel Brooks, Marty Fetdmon, Dom D¢L._,;,,, Directed by Me; Brooks, this lilm bases much or its humour on the supposition that universal communication is possible when the barrier at the spoken word is removed. Fox«Ronlr. No. 457. Raid on Entobbo (A) Peter Finch, Charles Bronson. One film version of the hi-jacking on June 27, I976, of the Air France passenger plane en route for Paris via Athens and the Israeli rescue of the Jewish one week later. Hemdale. Na. 4 Tho Rlhsrrl of a Man Collod Hos-so Richard Harris, Gale S0nder(AA) The Man Called Horse leaves his nglish ancestral home in I830 to return to the land of the Yellow Hand Indians. United Artists. No. 459. Tho Diamond Moriconorlos (AA) Telly Savalas, Peter Fonda, Christopher Lee. Ex-mercenary soldiers plan to clear the diamond vaults of a fortress-like mine in South Africa. G010. No. 460. —'

"Silent Movie."

one of the latest list of releases to the Fleet by the Royal Naval Film Corporation, has one great quality, apart lrom its lack of dialogue it's funny. lt also has, apart from Marty Feldman —

starring role, cornea performances Reynolds, Paul Newman, James Coon, Liza Minelli, Anne Bancroft and in

fish patrol

by Burt

Marcel Marceau. Here is the full list of releases: Dustin HoffMarathon Man (X) man, Laurence Olivier, Roy Scheider. A student in training as a marathon runner becomes involved in mysterious and highly dangerous activities connected with the contents of a bank safe deposit. CIC No. 455. Front Noon TIII Thu-oo (AA)—— Charles Bronson, Jill Ireland. When outlaw Groharn Dorsey seeks refuge with widow Amanda Storbuclt, their three hours together earns them a world-wide reputation. United Artists. No. 456. —-

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host§s .

gaord.

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ARK’S MESSAGE RECEIVED —BY SEA MAIL! And here’: Cartoonist D. G. Ton-IIlnson's View .

Messages

bottles thrown overboard may not be the latest or most efficient form of communications, but the method canin

tinues to work

—

as one

specialist has discovered.

communications

thrown into the Atlantic from H.M.S. A Royal last October by Radio Supervisor John Bilby, of Plyrnpton, Devon. The note invited the tinder to reply. On January l9 Pierre Desnavoilles, of Soutons, Western France, found the letter while walking on the beach with his children, and A

messa

was

immediately replied. Messages in bottles

apparently,

not in the late uncommon. According to on article February edition at Yachts and Yachting, it has been estimated that up to I5-0.000 bottles are

floating around

the

are,

carrying messages at love. hope and, often. despair. oceans

British scientists have thrown into the sea thousands of bottles containing questionnaires. From information returned by finders they chart

ocean currents.

"Samethi else has also returned to the Ark, as she ies at Devonport in refit ventri|oquist's dummy Little Will, a notorious "

—

member of the ship's company at the time of the "Sailor" TV series. On his return visit to the carrier he was resplendent in a smart new uniform provided by Louis international. He met members at the ship's company before collecting a draft chit and ‘no on have Later, Little Will turned p at H.M.S. Daedalus, Lee-an-Salent, where become a recruit for air crew.

i'.f..’.°'i'=':.'.'.‘i".’f""° .""i....i."""iil.'."' am ‘Nd. °d'hd"d W “ma

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NAVY NEWS. APRIL l‘Tl'7

-5

Britannia's

Tigers in a tangle H.M.S.

rigltt royal welcome

Thu’: Pottoohe Day

fora rod catalog Dobeon looglt! l.AfPl'lO POMA the oetloat

rooe woe

Huge crowds and flotillasof

small boats welcomed H.M.Y. Britannia at various parts of call during the Queen's Silver Jubilee tour of the Pacificand Australasia.

London takes the air in Madeira

CINCFLEET IN ANTWERP .

informal five-day visit to Antwerp by H.M.S. Arrow. the Commander-in-Chief Fleet. Admiral Sir -John Treacher. in his role as Allied C-in-C Channel. was host to a NATO working lunch in the wardroom. His guests were the NATO

During

Secretary-General (Dr. Joseph Luns).

Admiral of the Fleet Sir Peter HillNortort. Chairman of the NATO Military Committee. General ltlexander

and Diego Garcia

In New Zealand the Queen visited Auckland and on her second day she went ashore at a small jetty in North lsland while the Britannia was moored out in the bay. with two tugs sending up columns of spray from their fire-

fighting equipment. The yacht‘s arrival in Australia was slightly marred by a row about who should handle her docking in Newcastle. but Sydney made amends by turning out the largest flotilla of small ships ever seen in the bay. They formed an escort around the royal yacht as she moved down the harbour towards the Opera House and bridge. Every available yacht and small powerboat in Glenelg provided a warm

welcome to Adelaide and

When H.M.S. London spent a few relaxing days at Funchal, Madeira, South Australia. where the Queen between exercises in the Straits of Gibraltar, the ship's flight took the and the Duke of Edinburgh spent AdaIlrelSlrJoltn'l'reocher.ooe.ntllcl.elvHt opportunity to get a bird's eye view at the Island. four days. totheladlan0mahleut|ol G-rchbefore On board the Wessex 3 for ct 90-minute H.M. ships Antrim, Norfolk, Glomorgan, .wt.-lcorotd retlt-lngConItnnder-tn-Chlel over Madeira were the flight "photex" Devonshire and Cleopatra. theehaneetotneettnentber-salNevalPertylM1 commander, Lieut.-Cdr. Ron Edmonds. tnthe" lnn."trherehet:-ledhlshutdet GUESTS AT GUILDHALL the bar! Ills customers In this pilots Lieut. Lorin-no‘ Burn and Lieut. Tony aervtng .

Haig. Supreme Allied Commander Europe. and Vice-Admiral L. R. Bell Davies. Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic's Representative in Europe. The Arrow became a "bridge" between Sunderland and St Nazaire when she visited the French town. The two towns are twinned and on board were three councillors from Sunderland.

Williams, and the sonar operator, Tony Lloyd. IJOEM Campbell. lenient. Lleut. J. Miller (the C-to-C‘: lag H.M.S. London is the flogshi of the

Eletureere(troatthelett):LMEM tleotenant)endREMlGllherteoo.

Commander, Stondi

Nova Force odeiro with five

Atlantic, and visited other ships of the NATO squadron. A surprise visitor to theLondon was Mr.

J. A. Carter, sales director of the naval tailors C. H. Bernard and Sons Ltd. He was on holiday at Funchal. Mr. Ron Soper, from Portsmouth, Bernard‘: senior representative, hod earlier visited the ships in Lisbon. Frorn Funchal, the NATO Force returned to the Straits to exercise with a strong Royal Navy contingent, includinq

On March I9 the London arrived in the Pool of London for a six-day visit. During her st the destroyer, cornrnonded by D. Nichol, berthed alongside Capt. H.M.S. Belfast, Ooposite Tower Pier. Since first commissioning in 1963 the ship has developed strong ties with the .

City

of London, with which she has a formal affiliation. Among the features of the visit was a civic lunch at the Guildhall, where 300 members at the ship's cornpany were guests of the Lord Mayor, Sir

WATCH OUT FOR H.M.S. ASTON CITY! the way to becoming an operational unit of the Fleet.

Well

H.M.S.

Birmingham lookscertain

outstrip the rest of the Royal on the soccer field. at Navy to

least. Birmingham's two rival RobinGillett,whoisokeertsailor.The First Division football clubs. Aston Villaand Birmingham City. menu was rather unusud (for a Guildhall lunch, that is), featuring steals and kidney have each presented the ship with strips in their colours. which the pudding and beer. destroyer's team will wear alter-

nately.

Birmingham City F.C. also gave the ship a cup which was presented to the second H.M.S. flute by rolorlthg to Gibraltar, the Birmingham and which will now be competed for within the ship. An ensign from the first BirmThe Canadians’ Sea King was too ingham. which the city‘s Boy looked after since lo t'oloodoIItlIeLontIon'eHlgltldoch Scouts have was also given to the ship. lthodlrteufliclentfuoltoeorryotrt 1919. After trials and work-u in the in-lllgltt reloollnipeoonltnpravod shiptoollowluel Portsmouth and Portlan areas. to-eltlplochtoywoe .olatrlotlon the ship headed for Rosyth and a tohopouodthrooglt hoee.Thesttecoeefuloperot-lon complex trials programme in the

the Sultanate tofilhroltor. .M.S.I.oodoet pet thlefiCooodloee;:‘ehInto dA;.oopolieroqeeetodholpfrontltoLon‘h b 2 or-you replenlehtneutt ol ""' “""t‘.'E 3:’. ?"‘t.........t"' "".t.°I' . ."°i ' . 1' ; " ovlotlon etoroge tanlts had developed bolt, eorttotolnotlon of her helicopter zzdng fuelllu rnlnufoo. ltieteod or losing volloblo mtntttg took

Exercise

anu

at sea.

etort

NEWS IN BRIEF Nearly all Hang Kong's I) dolly papers pr-1&6 the excellent work ol Royal Navy divers lo lnvm lgptlng one at the Colony‘: mast gruesome murders. Four div!-rs based at H.M.S. ’l'erne.r and led by Lleut.-Cdr. John Wis:-man ol H.M.S. Belclnnqiton. were called In after the discovery oladlstnentbered body. The team searched the seabed

Comrnedant Vortla McBride. oflthewanctnlfa-ryandbroufitt Director of the W.R.N.S.. mid upadecorqoeedheodbellevodto a two-day visit to the R.N. air belong to the deed wonnn. Hu- station Culdrose in March to meet httshend ha been elnrged with the large oontiruent of Wrens murder. serving there. She was also given

‘I’ * ‘k H.M.S. Wespertoa. commended by Cdr. Tttn Sloane. Senior OneaHong Kong Squadron. acted as heodquu-ten for a salvage opentlon after an Army Gazelle hellcopter crashed into Toto llrboor. Divers from H.M.S. Telnet-located the wreck. which tree related and taken to Tuner by the Wespertoo. * i ‘k

Chief of Fleet Support. Admiral Sir Peter White. pressed the start

button

open

a new

helicopter

shop at the R.N. Aircraft Workshops. Perth. Scot-

gearbox

test

land.

‘I’ * Units ofthe Ist MCMV Squadron (H.M. Ships Gavinton. Broningtnn. Bildeston. and Maxton) took part in an intensive squadron exercise involving minehunting. minesweeping. and route surveying all the west coast of Scotland. H.M.S. Abdiel. headquarters and 1'

support ship. was based at Campbeltown while providing pack-up resources for the squadron.

ashorttlt'ghtr'naGazellehelicopier. Miss Mary Talbot. who

Director front I973 to I976, visited Bn'tannia Royal Naval College. Dartmouth. to attend Talbot Dfvisiortal Sunday. a church service named after her and orynized by the W.R.N.$. officer cadets. i i -Iv Radio operators Kevin Baker and Michael Eady. both from H.M.S. Mercury. alerted the fire brigtde when they passed a burning barn near their establishment. They returned to the barn. drove 21 tractor clear. movod oil drums and helped farm stall‘ to get mule out at the bzu-n. was

Otter lies her I as she all: paying-d down the on March 5 on her tray to Denmark belonheodlttg south to Portmtoath for r-dt. Among the guest: at the farewell oelebrellou were otter: from I Glasgow H.M.S.

at-eloeh

two'llve

no.

Boarding Custon helped

from H.M.S. to arrest

two

Danish fishing trawlcrs ofl Rame Had. Cornwall. The boats were escorted into Plymouth and their skippers were later charged with fishing within British limits. ‘k i t Nine members of H.M.S. Amazon's company made an expedition to Morocco to ski in the Middle Atlas mountains. The party camped at Meknes and were able to visit the ancient city of Fes. iii An instructor from the R.N.

Survival Equipment School. H.M.S. lhodalus. supervised

"ditching" practice at Twickenham Open Air Baths by two women pilots who are planning to make thefirs! Channel crossing in a hot-air balloon by an

all-woman crew.

Three lending olrcrewrnen who

had just conqrleted a Royal Navy firs! old course saved the life of a mat-t who collapsed In a l"lyrtaouth street. Dennb Ihwllng. Kc-trln Best, and Stand Murray were on their way by car to H.M.S. Ark Royal when they saw the man (all. They stopped and revived him with tnoulh- to- tmuth resuscitation and heart mtmage.

The landlady of the Diamond public house in Southsea was invited to cut H.M.S. Diamond's silver jubileecake. The Diamond was launched on Febmary 6. I952. and is now moored off

Hardway. Gosport.

iii

H.M.S. Jersey.

one

of the.

A sword presented to Capt. Thomas Handy for his gallantry when Nelson was fatally wounded :tt Trafztlgttr is to be auctioned at Christie's. It is expected to fetch up to £l0,(lIl. iii’ H.M.S. Vernon's Main Signals Ofiice has received (I COMSTAR silver award for high standards of operating and message handling. The M50 at Vernon was manned by CY Kilo King. now drafted to H.M.S. 'l'tger. POWREN Babs Moverley and WREN Pauline

McGl‘tcc.

iii The Royal Naval Amttteur Radio Society mounts its annual ten-do radio operation from H.M. Belfast this month. The event taltcs place from April 8 to l7. and the station will have three .

Royal Navy‘s newest patrol vessels, was planning to visit the island of Jersey at the end of different callsigns: G-IEOK. March.

G3HZl. and GJXRNIA.

ice of the northern latitudes. To mark the

Royal Silver

Jubilee. the Royal Naval Museum at Portsmouth is mounting an exhibition that will trace the

history of the Royal Navy during

the Victorian period. To be opened by Admiral of the Fleet E-trl Mountbatten on April 25. the exhibition will feature swords and medals. many of the latter from the unique collection of Capt. Kenneth Douglas-Mom's R. N. (retd. l. *

has It United

been reported that the States of America plans to halt future construction of big aircraft carriers and concentrate on smaller vessels capable of operating vertical short take-off and landing aircraft. ‘k

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The frigate H.M.S. Tartar arrived at Portsmouth on March 3 after a six-month deployment in the West Indies. i’ t i Rear-Admiral Wilfred Graham. Flag Ofiicer. Portsmouth. took the salute at it passing-out parade of new-entry Wrens at H.M.S. l)auntless.

‘kit Helicopters from the Search and Rescue unit at H.M.S. Daedalus wlnched to safety survivors at I cllfl-lace rock-slip at Lulvrorth Cove. Dorset. A teacher and pupil were killed when tons of rain-loosened chalk and chy tell on a party at Surrey slxth-lornt-rs conducting a geoloy sandy. Two seriously Injured survivors were air-lifted to hospital at Weyrnouth.

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FACTS AND FIGURES

THE SAUCY ARETHUSA

Having emerged from a long refit in her new role as an antisubmarine frigate. H.M.S. Arethusa (motto: Swiftly Audacious) is keeping up her tradition as the "Saucy Arethusa." Many of the guests invited to sea with the new lkara Leander during preliminary trials were Wrens from H.M.S. Dryad and H.M.S. Nelson.

On each of several days the ship hosted about l5 Wrens who. after being shown

around the ship. soon employed themselves in the various dehelping out in the partments operations room. galley, stores ofiice and after a little practice. at the wheel. The girls were so friendly and efficient that it was agreed by many on board that their presence would be most welcome any time! The Arethusa refit was the first lkara Leander conversion to take place in Portsmouth Naval Base. the others having taken place at —

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FlEET’S LATEST IKARA LEANDER .

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H.M.S. Arethusds motto is "Celeriter Audox," which,

I-terolly translated,

meons

"Swiftly Audoeiou s." mythology Arethusa was one In

the Nereides who was changed by Artemis into 0 of

fountain.

Devonport.

For her_new role. the ship is armed with the lkara anttsubmarine missile and a tripleharrelled mortar. She also has two 40/60 Bofors and two Seacat

surface-to-air missile mountings. When fully operational she will be equipped with a Wasp helicopter providing a further antisubmarine weapon-carrying platform and an additional air-to-

surface

capability.

The Arethusa

the last Royal Navy ship to be built by J. S. White and Co. Ltd. at was

Cowes. She

was

launched

as a

general purpose frigate by Lady

Hamilton. wife of Admiral Sir John G. Hamilton. in 1963 and first commissioned in I965.

|c}:m':'::t‘:3$8 W05“ AP.-j | !fl 3 2_rc undertake further trials Ag

sea

and

Basic Operational Sea Training and become fully operational later this year.

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H.M.S. Arethusa is the eighth ship of the Royal Navy to bear the name. The first. a 32-gun frigate of 700 tons. was captured from the French in l759. Her name was Anglicized from l-'Arethus:tand later she fought a famous action with the French frigate Belle Poulc. after which the ballad of the “Saucy Arethusa" was composed. When the preent Arethusa first commissioned in 1965 a march was specially composed based on the melody of the ballad. The second Arethusa. a 38-gun frigate launched in I78l. played an active part in the second Napoleonic war: the third. launched in l8l7. was renamed Bacchus in IBM: and the fourth. a 50-gun frigate of I849. saw action in the Crimea. her seamen going ashore to fight at the Battle or lnkerman. After leaving Navy service she became a boys‘ training ship and was eventually broken up in 1932. Seamen from the fifth Arethusa. a 4.300-ton cruiser launched in I882. also went ashore to fight this time during the Boxer rebellion of I900 when the ship was serving on the China station. The sixth ship. also a cruiser. was launched in l9l3. and fought several successful actions in the First World War before being mined and sunk in the North Sea in l9l6. Arethusa No. 7. a 5.270-ton cruiser of I935. was the largest ship to bear the name. She served with distinction throughout the Second World War. lighting at Norway and in the Mediterranean and leading the bombarding forces on D-Day. when King George VI visited forces in Normandy it was the Arethusa which took him there. The end of her days came when she was selected for scientific tests involving atomic rays before being broken up in I950.

The famous training ship Arethusa. an ex-German four-masted barque. was sold by the Shafin I974 and tesbury re laced the fol owing year by at. o shore cruising ketch of the

Society

same name.

Battle honours: Ushant I773 and 1781; St Lucia I796; Curacoa 1807: Black Sea 1854: China 1900:

Heligoland I914; Dogger Bank l9l5: Norway I940-41; Malta Convoys I9-tl-42: Normandy I944.

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NAVY NEWS. APRIL I977

History of

warrant officers why no one has undertaken to write solely and comprehensively on the naval warrant officer is. in my opi nion. because it would be too formidable a task to follow. the evolution from Henry VIll's “Standing Officers" to The

reason

the final abolition of the rank. In addition. it is almost too late to recapture the lives of these officers in the heyday of

the warrant rank as so many of these stalw-.u-ts have gone to take up their appointments in their respective heavens. The history. and developing status. of the bosun. gunner. carpenter and others is cornprehensively treated in "England's Sat Officers" and "A Social History of the Navy", both books by Lewis. Robert S. Gibbs lJeut.. R.N. (r-et)

Shute. Axrnlnster.

Ex-gunner

Malaya I bell

The Malaya bell (mentioned in the March letters column) was presented to Cdr. H. E. N. Nichols as senior officer Malayan Naval Force at Kuala Lumpur in late 1950 or early l9Sl. It was in use at Woodlands Barracks. Singapore. by M.N.F. (later Royal Malayan Navy). when I left R.M.N. in I954.

Devon.

I-'. Robinson.

I have the I928 issue of the R.N. Warrant Manual containing lists of all officers. historical notes on the warrant rank. dress regulations, pay, pensions etc. One quotation is that the warrant rank is as old as. and indeed perhaps more ancient than. the Royal Navy. I-1. Richards Lieut.. R.N. tret.) Bugle, St Arstdl. Cornwall.

Furious guns, I not Hood's In reply to Lieut-Cdr. Maber's letter (March). no ex-Hood guns went to the Faroes. Four ex-Furious guns went to the islands according to the Gun Books at Priddy‘s Hard. Of these one reappeared at Woolwich in I946 and was scrapped. Two of the other three still exist. em laced at Skansen Fort. he local population. however. believe they are ex-Hood. and unwittingly misinform tourists and other visitors. I have been advised by the O.C. Danish Naval Forces. Faroes. that the guns are Nos. 35 and 4.. C.0.W. l9l6. The other two S.Sin. were mounted in a similar battery near Tofte village on Ostero. This battery was dismantled in I9-tfiand it woulda the spoil. including C.O. No. 36. was utilised in the constmction of a new pier in Tofte. Concerning the submarine XI. I have examined both the Ship's Cover and the material in the Submarine Museum at H.M.S. Dolphin and can state that the ex-German auxiliary heavy oil engines in XI came from U126 and not Deutschland (U155). Inn A. Grant

surviving

Brighton.

Exams I see

I read with interest ex(‘MEM Chamberlain's letter about underwater exams. but would like to take issue on one point concerning O-levels in the Royal Navy. I took them in spring and summer I954 at centre 4509/I (H.M.S. Triumph) and also in R.N.B. at Devonport. This was probably at the very inception of the examinations in the Royal Navy as on each of these occasions I was absolutely alone in the examination halls. Incidentally. I took HET on board H.M.S. Snipe in the West Indies when she was carrying out gunnery practice. I remember the supply officer telling me that a note would be inserted about the difficult conditions as the firing came from immediately above me. However. on Service studies generally I found that. being in the Sick Berth branch. I probably had more chance and quieter conditions than many in other branches. J. H. Brown. Luton. Beds.

Sontlabonrne. Enuworth. Hnnu.

Royal Oak

MOHAWK FLAG MYSTERY

I disaster

Reading about the Royal Oak (January issue) brought

In the

In of eve Navy H.M.S. Mohawk enta-in Mar Plo

back many memories. I was on board H.M.S. Caledon on the Northern Patrol. returning to our base the day before the Royal Oak sank. I met some of the crew and was told that they had been to fire quarters and had managed to contain the fire. Next morning. after the sinking. it was suggested that a U-boat had followed us in. but that was impossible. We would have known if a U-boat was below us or behind us. I would like to suggest

cato.rury,mewtute Endmwlsnotflrlns onherc-astound. I would be Interested to know the reason. I have ukednfew ex-ILN. men ‘and they couldn't Id! an. D. Anti-rson Swansea

The plot thickens and the mystery deepens. “The

possibility that a smouldering electric wire had carried on into the magazine. or a spark down a ventilator. I did see a battleship go

another

camera‘: 1 Ilnr." aid the Vale: of "It Mercury. couldn't happen."

But. plain

down in harbour. It was the Leonardo da Vinci in Taranto Harbour. and that was due to a spark going down a venti-

thaelsno an the rtfl at the back end. Or eanld It be

displayed

—

the

farentut.’—£dltor.

From

Iator.

February's Navy News.

Stoke-on-Trent.

.l. R. M. Hess

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

‘let's axe these tiresome people!’ Ashore in I Bondar Abbas The Bandar Abbas article

in Navy News reminded me that during the Second World War. I and II other communication ratings (including two Kiwis). with two officers. were drafted to the 100-ton Dutch East Indies mv Tosari for N.C.S. after a ship had been sunk in the Gulf of Harmuz. During the six months on board we went ashore to Bandar Abbas three times and it was like going back into the ancient world. a unique

experience.

Hove. Suuex.

E. W. Clark

How refreshing to see that in future all applications to re-engage will be more closely vetted. But are Their bordships going far enough? As the Navy has to reduce manpower by April I. I978 isn‘t this an ideal opportunity to take a closer look at those ratings who are undraftable because of Welfare problems etc.'.’

I'm not suggesting for one morrtent that everyone with a Welfare case should be given the chop. but those who are known to have a history of financial problems or who have neurotic wives who bleat when they fave to do a stint at sea could well be given the opportunity of leaving the Service innnedialel Not only would I is remove a considerable work load from the Welfare Services. Drafti authorities. commanding o icons and divisionaI.officers. but also their contemporaries would feel they were .

getting a fairer crack of the whip. besides ridding the Service of

people.

lot of tiresome

Furthermore. why should

those ratings applying for fifth ements be or sixth five e treated any di erently from those requesting a l4- or ement‘? Surely 22-year e the criterion Id be that of "who is most valuable to the .

captain

can

have at his

table two identical ratings. one requesting to complete time for pension. the other a fifth or sixth five. Under the new

The Montague I Whaler After reading Lieut. Bernie Bruen‘s lament "Farewell to the Montague Whaler" in the March Navy News. I forward photographic evidence that Monty sailing is not completely finished. I took the pictures during a Sunday afternoon sail in Portsmouth harbour in February this year and the whaler is Lee Ki. from the Daedalus Boat Section at l.S.S.C. Hornet. being crewed by LA Roger Gardiner (Daedalus). REM Clive Vaughan (Arethusa) and REM Kevin Dakin

(Dolphin). The following week-end LA Gardiner. REM Vaughan and I ventured farther afield when we took the Monty across to the Isle of Wight. camping overnight in (‘owes in the whaler (no luxury in February. especially as it rained for most. of the

week-end). With more clement weather

the way.

hope

to make

longer trips and pray that the Montague Whaler will still he sailed and enjoyed for years to come.

rt.st.s.

Dolphin.

Pete Gill (‘EMI

regulations the rating requesting the fifth or sixth

five doesn't stand a chance. But with his experience and knowledge he could well be head and shoulders above his opposite number. Does it make sense to discard him’? I personally feel that more “average and below average" ratings should be axed during the 9-3 year period and not be more or less accepted cane blanche. This would still leave a true balance of youth and experience. It would most

certainly keep

everyone

‘The Nagy

servants

indiscriminately.

C. C. Plclcstone CPO Witter

H.M.S. Ark Royal.

Oran rugby I trophy

Some years ago there came

into my possession bought in at junk shop a trophy which is inscribed in French commemorating a series of rugby matches played against the French naval garrison at Oran by teams drawn from the crews of four R-class destroyers in December l92l. The cup has been put to good use. now being the knock-out trophy of the ("olorado Rugby Union in the United States. I am tisiting (‘olorudo in May and would like to know the background to the original presentation. It would also be interesting to know where the cup has spent the last 50 years. Any information would be —

—

appreciated.

H. Stuart Ilnrr-is

left: CEMI

Stonlngs. I0 Old Compton Lane.

Pl-otoswvh

Surrey.

Gill’:

their toes and complacency would get its just reward. should be more seective t roughout. kee i only those ratings who its cause best. Who knows. it might not then be necessaryto discard its tried and trusted

I-‘nrnhnm.

Whelp’s lost I voyage I

saddened to read (January issue) that H.M.S. Whelp had made her final voyage to a South African breaker's yard. was

joined the Whelp as a supply assistant on January 6. I

I944. while she was still fitting out in Hawthorn Leslie's yard at Hehburn-on-Tyne. Later her commanding officer. then Cdr. G. A. F. Norfolk. was joined by Prince Philip as first lieutenant. The Whelp and the Duke of York were. I believe. the first British ships into Tokio Bay at the time of the Japanese surrender. but she never really hit the headlines. It was my good fortune to be at Portsmouth when the Whelp returned from the Far East in June. I9-66. Sporting a sub-lieutenant‘s stripe I was privileged to enjoy the hospitality of her wardroom. M. L. Hog;

Penance.

Pulling

I power The

cartoon

by Smiles

(February) brought back memories he was drawing history. —

serving in H.M.S. Worcester during her commission "up the Straits" in I923-26. Mondays were the days for general drill. or evolutions as they were I

was

known. On one of these occasions the order was passed to "Shift ship without

power."

Whalers from all the 4th Flotilla gathered round the Worcester and towed her to another pair of buoys in Sliema Creek. It took a fair time and. as you can imagine. we "mated and roared like true British sailors." but the job was done. A. A. Sewell Ex-LS LTO. Hnrleston. Norfolk.

History

of I gunnery

article in a London evening paper headed "History on the Wall" descrihcd the discovery of the history of gunnery in Chatham hctwcett I-I.l-I and l9I0. written in (iuthic script on the wall of a forgotten cellar beneath the local council offices. The basement \«\':I\ once used by the Royal Marines and Royal .-\rmy Ordnance (‘hips for storing their guns. [-2. J. -.\Innuel (I-Ix-Chntham rating) An

('roydon.

NAVY NEWS. APRIL I977

Jorring I

Review

note

Accompanied by my wife. es-L/Wren daughter. and serving PO son-in-law. I recently visited the Fleet Air

indifferent

important

to a

'spltcers’?

84/my :Bar.’— )ba}>

Arm Museum at Yeovilton. having a mernontble afternoon. Congratulations are due to all who have worked so hard to assemble and present such a wonderful range of exhibits. There was. however. one slightly jarring note. At sunset. a lone naval airman ambled over to the flagstafi. snatched down the Ensign. bundled it under his arm like a piece of dhobying. and strolled away apparently

When tot time disappeared from the Navy some years ago. it was said that "splicers" would be retained for special occasions. It was generally felt throughout the Fleet that Princess Anne's wedding

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would be celebrated by splicing the mainbrace. Surely the Queen's Silver Jubilee Fleet Review is an occasion worthy of celebrating "splicers"’.‘ M. B. Thomas LRO (G) H..\‘l.S. Hermes.

traditionally-

moment.

Crovrborouglt

D. C. K. Pooler

A///Y5//zc/< /7?

Had the vidtoes been near the truth thgxal, they worth! luveaeenthet'ul'een-nronial carried out. The arrange~ ment‘ is that the ensign at the other fhgjnfl is taken down In unhon. and no doubt. as 1 result oltherender-'5 letter. it will he a one o! "point Editor taken."

Another I Jubilee

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70 SEA .5’

Seeing the dates for Navy Days in the March edition

may I remind readers we have another Jubilee inasmuch as it is 50 years since the first Navy Weeks were held in Portsmouth in 1927. Tltc popularity of "Britain's Best Bob's Worth" was shown in I936 when the attendance for the week at the three home ports was 433.239. No doubt some of your readers would remember the tea dances aboard the aircraft carrier Furious; Jack Hylton's dance band playing on the loin. turret of the Rodney: The Blue Jacket Volunteer

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Can we afford all this ‘farting up’? In view oi’ the economies being regularly enforced upo n us and the “Cut Costs" campaign of posters, etc., can we continue the expensive luxury of tuning up our ship to look like pleasure steamers?

Apart

iron the sequence of flags. it is not some ships even uniform any drefilng centre line. mine port, some starboard. and some not at all. Add to this the time wasted drawing "safe to transmit keys" to get up and rig the thing. and we really do have a time-wasting, money-consuming exerche. in the modern Navy. let's leave it at masthead enslgns only. D. E. Prince CCY H.M.S. Devorshlre. —

I refer to the outmoded practice of “drem ship overall." A signal flag costs between $ and £l3. depending on its complexity. Taking into account replacements. the rlging, and the blocks necessary. it must be costing the Navy in the region 0! 550.000 annually.

Liverpool's I long refit

I ‘The Trade’ Ignorance expression "

of the

“The

T he the Sabnurine Service on

leading

her mouth, to another

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destroyers.

Eating.

Portland

guardship

question about unifonn. Why are we in the Royal Navy not allowed to be seen wearing woolly pullies ashore apart from in private transport while Royal Marines can roam the streets looking like privet hedges’? i wonder if

Band: torpedo and depthcharge firing from "V" and

The letter (February) by Mr. D. K. B. Johnson concerning the lengthy refit of H.M.S. Liverpool interested me since I joined the ship at Rosyth on April 23. I945. At the time completion of the refit was being pressed ahead as it was intended that she should join the British Pacific Fleet. It would seem that the earlier delays were caused by lack of equipment with which to fit the ship. particularly weapon control gear. and also by the priority accorded tothe refit and repair of escorts for the North Atlantic war. In the event the Liverpool was completed with due des arch and commissioned on uly 24. 1945. Subse uently she sailed for for a brief work-up and then went to Portsmouth. The Eastern war came to a sudden end and the Liverpool sailed for Greenock. After returning to Portsmouth she went to the Mediterranean in I945 and joined the lSth Cruiser Squadron. initially as

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Boy

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D. W. 0'Sullivan

Hospital.

The Jerrom

Tlrkoyaktuvebeenhrtrewooltypulybindrusscuiddenblybrigw

I Committee

than the Royal Mvy. Several years ago they opted to have only trousers and than woolly putty onefotueollontslndto

.unoarcraruorrtu.g.1;—nenr-btetnpunacasnnurn

atoblduu-nts and ship. Meanwhile. the woody pnlyhosbeeu Introduced in the R.N. (which

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odoptedtlu-wooilypulyhohbuuheizlirddrdwilha by the punk

to informal

[EFF

clothes. and little

ndrersereoetlonimba-nvoketd. lnnn_vuae.theAnnyhadbeen seen wearing kink! woolfiv puller in public from an even earlier date. Woolly puller and the question or Whdfrf they are ompaue —

Ineor—lnveprovJdadnbosis(orplenlyol

formore

din-msion among sailors.

hear.

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Editor.

Motor-at is bomg oottoctoo for I n-story of Loout-Cd! 8 0 Smith (sometime: mourn D the Dwonport Down). who Iorvod It‘! both odd won an I corrununucotrona

:'?nl|

other in con Smith I are

tion with Liout-Cd: Mot. Uout. A R i the maternal Holley in with ruriinip Anyone who G8! coneoo. Inoodotu. and to oontaet

topraphe as cm are 3 M i'boorts.4,thxtumCJooo, Wmv. Om-v-nniu. Flynlocrth Pu SLR Inmooarc

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1. London SW3. wiflioa

poraonnutvmooervad M8 Emoratddurtng thooununorotlfl-I0. Mr E A Hyatt. or! 25. fiat Mandi. Mllland. Nr Liphook. lion. in tntnoerutaor

manship of Admiral Jerram.

His recommendations were widely accepted by their Lordships and published by them. and should be available “Om “"3 '13‘-'3' l'¢C0|'d5 department of H.M.S. Centurion at Gaspar!L-H-It

(ex-R.N.)

l0O years I afloat

Does anybody know if theold Warrior is still in existence’? For years she was moored in Milford Haven as an oil hulk. it would be a pity if the world's first iron-hulled armoured urarship (as differing from "ironclads". which were iron plated wooden ships) and a contempontry of the ss Great Britain now being restored at Bristol. has been quietly scrapped after being afloat for over I00 years. if any ship is worthy of restoration. surely it is the Warrior the real ancestor of our present ships in being metal fabricated screwa —

nioopontnonat hatoryot Sakoiay Bl helicopter withthoflootklrhrniuidwoutd rooonretu the

welcome contact with anyone involved with the helicopter between 1945 and 160. with particular Inforat it us than onoo to the botwoon Norfolk, Vt ‘run. to the United Kl rn in December. och me not torpodood ms. Ifl nhilo carrying a cargo ot the heliten

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G.G.GonnotI,otz|. Ooroeno. Eating. London W12 tntena writing the story at the M

unitamannodi'romLondonilvidon RNVR dirt WoI'|dWUll.l\dtho tnnocmlun which HM mien Coventry.

soon

Cornwall.

ASSISTANCE TO AUTHORS

after the First World War under the chair-

1'her-eweresornereservotlans. itkundei-stood. whent'h¢-Roynhllrst relaxed

rally

but this is unlikely to be relaxed the lands that No.8; or overllh would not be

further on allowed on public transport.

(February

may have been referring to the inquiry set up by the Admi-

1'heruk-shavebaeorelualtoallowthistobevorn"harm-to I

letter

issue) referring to the Jerome Committee. .\lr. L. A. West

srllinstuotsueoflonnsultslnaanoddlrlonalworkingt-lg. duty" in private

his

aorvod. .

and

Cdcuttl. Uidoootupoaond moot-

Ioetéona and lntorrnntion from otd

The Jerome Committee. as mentioned on the Letters page in February. should be the Jerram Committee. I remember it well as it caused my pay as a 3rd writer to go up from 25. 2d. to 45. 6d. a day. One branch put in its “requests" for certain improvements and added. "Nothing less than these will satisfy the aspirations of the Branch." A real trade union approach which had a shiny response from the ——

Admiralty.

propelled

steam

ship.

Regarding the correspondence on boys in submarines. I seem to remember the complement of the l.l0 and LI? during the First World War included a boy telegraphist. A Press campaign by "mums" resulted in all boy

Newultle. Slit.

Laoeader.

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CHRISTIAN

telegraphists being returned to

General Service. Frank A. Relell

Stoke. Plymouth.

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links Christians in the Navy throu hout the W0 d 1;: Floor Office, Abovetho Bus Station

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NAVY NEWS. APRIL I977

MAIDSTONE BOWS OUT

Itisolwoysosodslghtwhenogrnndoidshipleovesonherlnat

“fins .

Mnidatone, on eeeomrnodetion ship for 1% hoops since November, 1969, when she first arrived in Northern Ireland, Ieovea Belfast Docks on her iinol ion to Rosyth to be scrapped.

Launched in 1933, stortedlifeest-illoyoiflovysubnsar-inedepot ship. Between 1958 end 1962 she was extensively neeonstructed as a support ship for nudeor-powered submarines. During her Northern Ireland years the Moidatone dropped the "H.M.S." prefix and was the responsibilityof the Army. A novel party maintained the

ship's

services.

TALKING SHOP WITH NAAFI

nice Jack thought, It

C heque—ing the facts Cold comfort greeted the motion on the agenda. "That the 6p fee for

cashing cheques

be reviewed." but the discussion seemed to suggest that perhaps not all Naafi

shop

understand the facilities which are available. ‘'I don't have to pay. a fee customers

when I pay by cheque at Marks and Sparks." was a point which was readily answered by the statement. “Nor do you pay a fee at Naafi." At M and S a cheque is the amount of the rchase. but at the Naafl ere the cus-

tomer has

least E2. he can make out a c ue which will give him up to 5 cash as change. The 6p fee is where only cash is required. Naafi's reply to the motion was that the cost to Naaii of these cheques has processing increased by 15 per cent since the facility was introduced in I974. and there was. therefore. a case for increasing the

spent

to views eaprtned by rating representatives at the Hudqtsertera Navel Canteen Committee. held at Nun central ofllce In London. Jack is worried about the rate of pay for canteen

Incidentally. lest there be any misunderstanding. the fee has nothing to do wit cheques which bounce. in that

fivent

stal

board

Ahgnreqnot bereceivingnotnsuchtnorethsnusawcelnand wssthatsomehiaattstaflcould

llvinglnansenswheretheservlcerateoipeywas

approaching £100 a week (tonseeatrense

El additional

The feeling among sailors

CC.

was

that while

they

...and this was a

good try!

Sailors. of course. have many other qualities them also associated with generosity in an inverted

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BUT NAAFI COULD GIVE YOU TERMS lI|(E THESE cxclusively for the i-‘oxccs. 'l‘hnt is why you're bound to be better off buying through .\'aati whether it be a Naati

provides

service

—

cyclc, mopcd

or even a

When you buy through Nani’: you can bcnctit from

a new car

car, caravan. motor

boat. Set: for -)(-

yourself!

-)6 Premature repatriation scheme -)6 No restrictions on taking your car abroad -)6 incorporation of freight charges in HP agreement

And .\'aafi can offer you so much more an HP deposit-saving service, an easy p:t_\'mcnt Really worthwhile discounts from plan for car insurance premiums. used car all speciztlly geared to selected dealers purchase facilities ensure a better deal for Service pcoplc. Ask Exceptionally low HP charges Naafi about it to-day. First class car insurance Free personal life assurance You can't do better! .

-li-)-l~)l-

Manager, (Zar Salea Branch. Nuli. London SEN 5Q.‘( .i’t'r.uI um! nu .."r.'..‘t.I't :.tt/tout oHt,r.ttI'on. I an t'nIrr(t.'rJ tn II'tr}'ut'l'n:.tn; .\'u.tfi /.t.'|lm'r1 : New For

(state model.‘

car use in

(state country,

‘Boat ‘._, New touring caravan §IL'tcd car ,2 New motor cycle with f Dt-pom savings scheme ff Insurance Cl to pay cash 2,." l vnlh to use .\'nfi NI’ Plroxt tick trliirhn-tr applm .

NAAFI 5

lIIIIIIIHIIIlIIIIIlIIIIIIj

Rank

Name

Addreaa

Tel No.-.

way.

No doubt many

regard

gam-

bling machines as fair game. and it did not take long to discover that the change-giving mechan-

ism on one brand of machine could be fiddled to great

advantage. Designers being also gifted

with spryness. the modification

quickly incorporated.

was

Points from the speeches at the Hc.1dqua.rters Naval Canteen Committee meeting included the following-

Theruinreesonwhythe.‘iaatlpeoplear-epald less is that tiny are not “corn'altted" like the men . Despite financial setbacks. in uniform. and are able to leave whenever they the naval clubs of today are choose. of a very high standard. Whether the dlflerence in the terms oi employ. Although it is a le l nsent justiles the great variation in pay is. however. academic now became oi Government pay policy. requirement. some bars ail to display a price list. lithe Naatl mneganent wished to makechanges. notably for soft drinks and they could only do so when wage restraints were cordials. lifted. AI thesanse Jack. it was a nice thought. and much C Service wives speak highly Neal fellows concerned. the appreciated by of the Naafi shops. the trade being more akin to the local

According

so,

THEY SA Y

welcomed the increased rebate. they would have preierrrd to see the money med to improve Naaii pay rates.

Sailors in the Fleet have been delighted to see their weliare iunds boosted through the increase from three per cent to tour r cent in the Nail rebate. but some won have preferred to give the money away.

charge. although there was no immediate intention of doing

there is

was ct

H.M.S. Daedalus. except where the cow remained to be milked. A complaint about the contractor's tardiness was put down on the agenda for the Canteen Committee. but the meeting heard that machine had now been n.-ctified. The delay was :1 matter for regret. DEAR!-IR That seemed to be the end of the matter but not quite. it was pointed out that wnrdrooms and Cl’tlCi\' messes, when they hired fruit machines. “went outside" because the Nail machines were dearer (in certain locations). Those who did get their machines from Naafi were entitled. therefore. to get :1 better service. Naafi mana ement had. however. been 0 the mark on

comer

bar at H.M.S. Drake has had to be closed due to lack of support 0 Surprise at H.M.S. Raleigh over the delay in introducing the new shareen stockings for Wrens (said to be selling well in other units). 0 'l1te Raleigh Wrens would like paperbacks on sale in their own shop. because in the main Naafi there are only “Westcrns."

of sort of one

JACKPOT

general agreement that :1 radical improvement had was

C Installation of the fully-

resulted.

modified Coca Cola machines in ships will begin sl'tor1ly. the prices reflecting the dearer equipment. C Oi’ the 77 gaming machines installed under Naafi auspices. 6? now have the £10 jackpot. and the others can be converted it‘ this is desired. 0 The uvemge amount added to fL‘l’1illC from each gtming machine reached the figure of [263 :1 month for the quartcr ended October. I976. Q Progress continues with the provision of coflee bars where there is it genuine

most areas.

0 After all the efion by Naafi. the "Wrens only"

this one. and reported that new measures had been incorporated into the system for Portsmouth Command ensuring careful monitoring of all repair calls. and supervision by the contmctor's area manager.

There

shop in

Crying

their beer The subject (1 beeris never far from the Canteen Conunltue agenda. and this time the meeting heard that senior rats "in just about every ship" ask the question. “Why do we have to pay handling charges on he; beer when we do the handling?" The Manager. Navel Canteen Scfvkr. has written a thesis. which may not gain him a doctorate. but it is hoped that it will fully explain how the cost is arrived at. Copies have gone to the presidents of all ship weilare

rcquircmcnt. C Services shops

Pemhrokc. (‘ollingwood. Nelson and Heron are being converted to sell-service. and others are planned.

committees. The idea is that this should be regarded as performing The Last Rites. R.i.P.

Back to the personal touch? to extend Mising the nsotherly “lady behind the counter" hotdogs and bacon rolls. It was p isperhapsmoresignlhcentthantheqntstionoithe the range turther. following experiments In other Itlnd oi food available. but the agenda item asked locations. "that consideration be given to Nun adopting a In the soft drinks bar at I-l.M.S. Raleigh. pizzas tn‘ kmnjk ‘ox nit‘ Pdky to “'0'I‘. e_Ph.‘h and other dldtes had been Introduced with M‘ ‘eiilk "’a"U -“E 1" on encouraging results. but a altadlar experiment at

IIl¢'!-

Whatthecnstomerswouidllltetoseewouldbe another location pub-typeneats—chiehentnthehesltetendthelllte. "We are

'l‘heNaalnsponsewasnostsynpethetic.

unsoccesaiul. log a flexible approec Neal. “bet because oi the cost of equlpanen was

Forltuence.thel’enbrnkeC|nbnowhsda stalwetanatensurethatweareootherlghtllnea

puaonalaervloeewihu-.wlthvariona“btn-gun," beiore extentlng the experiment."

NAVY NEWS. APRIL lEf77

No. 750 Naval Air Squadron, which provides airborne classrooms for students at the R.N. Observer School at R.N. air station Culdrose, this year celebrates its 25th anniversary. Throughout the years the Squadron has soldiered on with the faithful Sea Prince, despite the advent of modern, sophisticated rotary-wing aircraft at Culdrose, which is now Britain's

biggest helicopter base.

The Sea Prince first appeared in 948 and a version duction

was soon

in pro-

tomee-ttheNovy‘s requirernent for a "flying

classroom." The last of 0 later communications ver-

sion of the aircraft

delivered to the September 953.

Better way for

were

Navy

the

are on

however, and

they

was

‘s pilots,

afforded

glimpse ol the future. A twin-engined, turbo-prop

Jetstreom of Scottish Aviation arrived at Culdrose to end-yle aircrew to take a close look at, and fly in, the aircraft which is

be the Navy's new student observer trainer. Twelve letstream are due to replace the Sea Prince next year. with a ceiling of 25,(X)O feel and a cruising of up to 31X) m.p.h., the Jetstream contains highlyto

sophisticated novigationd aids which at: compatible

F.ULMAR’S ‘DOUBLE DOUBLE’

the Lynx helicopta. One of the odvctntoges of the modern equipment is that the Jetstreorn will be able to use the civil aircraft routes. The interior lay-out will encble each Jetstream to fly two pilots, two instructors, and two students at twice as many as a time the Sea Prince. On conviction of his first demonstration fight, the with those in

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Squodron’s commencing

officer, Lieut.-Cd. Neville Feotherstone, said that

comparing the Jetstream with the Sea Prince was like a Jaguar car compari with tank!

Cdr. Geoff Maltlry, eenlor naval officer at ll.A.F. lneeldnouth ( the ILN. olr

Itotiond°fielernout' when l'I., l'I.M.i‘ good conduct seeing LREM Wmkd Fulrnorl

was

and REM badges to Allan Milantl, twin brothers who were born In Iridgnorth in 1951. Since joining the Royal Navy at HMS. t Ganges in August 1966 the brothershave

togethenmy

their Service oareere and have are now with 849 Naval Air both served at sea with on Flight. They have nearly contpletetl a decade of maintenance on Gonnet aircraft, with which they were lint associated at R.N. air station most of

lronrdy (I'I.M.S. Goldcreet) in ‘I963. As well as the "double double" teaturlng the Millard twine, 039 Squadron which le this year celebrating its ellvc iahlee at alrborne --

. . .

early varning—isproudofo"douhletrl achievement. It concerns Lieutenant: Slade. Greg Browne and Bill Covlngton,

xii o

started operational flying training together in

B49$qoadronandaIflevso|olntheGannet an the same day. To ntalte this even ntore newsworthy, they pointoutthatthiswaeanpeatafloetyeafe perfonnonoewhentheywenteololnthe Bulldog at l.A.F. Learning. The pilots are picturfi hdov with their instructors, Flight Ueut. Trevor Jackson and Ueut.-Cdr. John Larnb.

Footnote: H.M.S. Falntor lost a red in theflavyuetitttheauttunn‘I972 ltion,htrt the KN. unitat ll.A.F. Louielnoathhas let!

:.er-Inl elontoaeethenatneeorati ngeet .M.S. eFollnar tallies.

AND ‘DOUBLE

cap

TR|PL',

irst World War

All part of the service!

wear

asp helicopta, slung here 5 another exanple of

the "get-you-home service" provided by the Navy! it comes from 9 Naval Air Squadron, which is based at Ftestw-id: Airport in Ayrshire.

crash-landed

Loch for the flier John

Long. pilot, ex-Navy Poland, the loch was frozen at the time

thick

and the ice was to bear the

KELLY ronhc ,

officer,

fhecomrnoncing Mike Maddox,

r‘t‘fl'Of$fO"r‘)GfS?l:”a'IdlI'\»Od?O

flyatotfuday!

COLLEGE

TAVISTOCK Founded by Adnirol Kdly oh l8W Public School (H.M.C.) for Boys and Vlth Form Girls

Scholarships (inc. RN. Scholarships) of up to El ,mn per atnun. Leaving Exhibitions to Oxford and Ca-rbridge Apply the Headmaster, Kelly College, Tavistock, Devon for gogxctus

NAVY NEWS. APRIL l9T7

WIVES MEET TOP URSE

Advice for house-owners The following tips to house-owners are offered this month:

calculating the Capital Gains Tax payable on disposal of :1 property. When

Ilmyth ncnrol wives

and the TV Nationwide

the Inland Revenue will allow to be offset against the gain the cost of improvements. This does not include

repairs.

In many

cases

payable.

Nurse of the Year, Mn. Mon-gout Height, when she afhndud one of their weekly social: and gave an intutesting Poll: on

Capital Gains Tax is

but yott are advised to retain all details and receipts of expenditure you incur in making improvements to your home. not

Ipquiries

by M.O.D.(N) have

revealed that insurance is obtainable by private house owners who. on letting their homes. wish to be indemnified up to 532.5(1) for the extra expqtses incurred as a result of the property

being occupied by "squatters."

in this context "squatters" are deemed to be any persons who remain in the property after termination of their agreement. but this does not cover persons who obtain entry into and remain in the property without the consent of the owner.

The premium required for this type and level of indemnity would be about £20 per annum

proportionately lower premium and indemnity may be

and ,a

available.

The extra expenses would cover alternative accommodation. legal fees and costs incurred in removal of "squatters." provided legal action is taken immediately the tenants refuse to vacate.

team, Wardroom staff.

Thanks from SSAFA wife

dogs" forms :1 controversy which plagues the land. a glance at many local newspapers providing ample evidence that there is absolutely no solution. "Dogs

Bntintree in Essex. :1 women reader says she recently had to cL'tim from SSAFA and would like to thank all members of the Navy who contribute to their funds. "Without this money I would not have managed. so thank you." she.‘ Wt'tlt.'\'.

v. no

No solution. that is. which would please everybody. and so it falls to administrators who find themselves "the meat in the sandwich" to impose rules which seem to be a reasonable com-

promise.

Writing from

being dog—owner

Problems of

Pancakes raise £74 Over £74 raised by a "pancake" coffee morning organized by Torpoint branch R.N. Wives Association will go to the R.N. Benevolent Tmst and Cornwall After-Care Home for Cancer Patients. Wives were among those who took part in the annual pancake race in H.M.S. Pembroke. where the event was watched by sailors. families and friends. Winners were: Ladies. Wren Junior ratings: men. Regulating staff: mixed

A naval wife writes from Chatham to say she has to move to Portsmouth "and I am now informed that I cannot take my dog because of some ruling recently made by some dog-hater. "Does he realise the heartache and suffering that will go on as each family has to part with its pet dog’? Does anyone pause to

think about the dog. which may be pining away for its lost family’? “I may be fighting a losing battle. but fight l certainly will. Has the Navy stopped caring for their families as a whole’? I would be interested to hear from any other family going through this

problem. Maybe together we

fight

it.

can

"Something has got to be done hefore the non-caring families just abandon their dogs. or have them put down for reason."

other

Complaints Navy News has printed the letter fully. in order to underline the highly-emotional nature of this issue. causing this reader. in her

state of upset. to make statements which are less than

fair

the married quarters staff. Perhaps she would ima 'ine that the Command Married uarters Officer is 3| dog-hater. where in fact he is a dog owner not that to

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'() RT\ '

‘Uni IuoI.A-In

gariotrie nursing. Mn. Height wort: at the Royal Victoria Hospital, utntmgtt.

this matters one way or another in the administnttion of married quarters. If the reader wants "a fight" there would be no difiiculty about that. in view of the chorus of complaints against dogs. especially from the mothers of young children. In an cfiort to placate both sides. the ntling is that dogs may he kept where there are suitable facilities tzt back enclosed garden). and may not he kept in high-rise development or open

plan

areas.

The niggle. of

course, is that

only the older properties have the gardens regarded as suitable. Whenever a ruling has to be made about dogs. the Authority concerned is "in for a hiding." but the Navy has tried to achieve the greatest good for the greatest

number. ln the continuing argument. one section of families will never persuade a change of view in the other. but if :tny reatlcrs have

constructive criticism to offer. then Navy News would hc plcased to hear from them. But please. NOT just attack-.

NAVY NEWS. APRIL I977

Furnishing a de tails

few

A SHIN/NG

EXAMPLE! the pad: in the Dorset Brownie

"JubileeSoortdn" Photo:

vs-inn.

CPO(Phat)Gt\or1oo H. Thompoon

“Faceless men." looking remarkably like ordinary human beings. ofiered themselves in confrontation with Service wives at two meetings held on the naval married quarters estate at Rowner. Gosport. The fellows "from the Ministry" were there to seek opinions on future loose covers and ginghams. and before audiences of unabashed experts from the

Navy and Army. they began by frankly admitting that choice in the past had “not been to evcrybody's liking."

all different. and wives were being extensively involved in the selection process. starting from a basis of colour compatibility (and taking account of Now it

was

existing colour ranges).

()ut of hundreds of patterns. a preliminary selection had been made. the final two at vote being at four meetings Rowner. one at Aldershot. and the other

Then came the inevitable "when." After all the selection process had been completed. when would the wives be able to enjoy the new patterns? Said the men from the Ministry: “The processes will take a little time. and it will probably be around the end of the year before the new patterns are generally available." Even then. of course. materials could only be replaced when the existing ones became unserviceable.

Cheerful

—

Plymouth.

obviously not reality and appeared

However. the wives

were

unacquainted with Wives were able to examine the display reasonably cheerful that officialdom was of loose covers. and ginghams for kitchen genuinely noticing their existence. and bathroom curtains. with the object of In the future. a new range of carpets arriving at a final choice of six loose-cover (also wife compiled) is to be produced. materials and from four to six ginghams. and thereafter a look will be taken at bedspreads. and wall colours and finishes. to complete a fully co-ordinated system Too thin interior decoration for living quarters. They noted their choices. filled in the of make them progessively more attracpieces of paper. and then returned for a to free-for-all meeting with the organisers. live. Some lively opinions ensued. "The gingham colours are all right. but the material is much too thin. Why not have some plain curtains to offset the at

smallness of kitchens and bathrooms. Floral patterns look silly in the loo. You can always tell Army quarters by the gingham curtains. Why have gingham at all'.’'' The audience wanted to know why they cotildn't have fitted carpets. why not carpet tiles. why couldn't they cut carpets which were perpetually “turned under" because they were too big. why did they have underfelt which made ridges and caused excessive txear. and why were they kept waiting for articles of furniture which they could buy at a disposttls sale‘?

Baffled Patiently the platform rode the punches which they could see coming. or occasionally wore baffled expressions as the rcvt:laliun.s unfolded.

When a naval family in their own home have to transfer temporarily to another area. a perfect solution would be to locate another family keen to swop for exactly the required period. But who has the magic lamp able to produce the grateful partners in the arrangement‘_’

No wi/ardry is claimed by a Navy News reader who has written to the

Editor on the subject. but she does‘ believe that the possibility of an organization is well worth exploring. and she is‘ keen to try to get it going. Mrs. D.G.. c/o Navy News. H.M.S. Nelson, Portsmouth. said in her letter that the idea came to her after returning to their house on the termination of a four-year let.

LUCKY The latest tenants had ruinul four mattresses and a carpet." she said. "11-te central heating was not functioning properly. the telephone was out of order. and the house needed cleaning from top "

When

to toe. "

tragedy

The estate agents seemed

think

Navy Ne-Vvs No. 274 23rd your

Editorial and bunlnou omen: H.M.3. Nelson, Portsmouth. get away so tightly, and more than lucky to be able to get back into our house. even though the lease had expired. Our total compensation for an approxinnted £3(Xl of damage was £1.68 and to thinkwe were the lucky ones!" Mrs. D.G.'s idea is to set up a Home Exchange Register (HER to give it that modern image). for owners with homes within it IS-mile radius of the main naval bases. and who wish to move tempor-

Familieswould then be "matched up" or perhaps given a list from which to make the most convenient choice. Once a satisfactory appeared podtilc. Mrs. D. unphnstus that the ptrtia would have to get legal contract: drawn up. My feeling is that families will care for property knowing tint their own was treated with regard." added Mrs.

She would be prepared to run it from her home. Families wishing to exchange houses would write to her. giving (I) details of their propeny. (2) the area to which they would wish to move. (3) the length of time required for the exchange.

News is pleased to give publictty to the HER plan. and would be interested to hear of any developments, but must stress that the newspaper can accept no responsibility of any kind should any deals result.

we were

lucky

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arily.

Tolophonos:Portornouth%1,

ext. 2019! (odltorl -2% (huolnou).

and ext. PO ltno: Portsmouth 30.

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liverything possible is done to ensure that help is on hand when: needed. but one of the first qut."-lions can often produce the reply which adds to the sadness‘

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A TRIBUTE TO SERVICE WOMEN Wren. thumbing her way through the pages of “Sn-vice Women." and reading the Navy section. any well

Many

wonder whether the story is about the outfit in which she is

serving.

the difliculties. rewards. opportunities and

rellertlng

To start with. the authonssis

Chief (Ever Vivienne Rey‘I'ooIds. and to attain that sinus you have tohequiteayecial girl. Add to that the pouibllltles of heir; kt

corqlanlornhlp awaiting today‘:

entrants.

published by Fdueational l-Zxpiorea |.td. The book 1 been

Malta, Cyprus. and other exotic spots overseas. flld serving at home at lively KN. fir stations.

tpt-toe (2.95)

tribute to the three women‘: Services in their jubilee year. W.R.A.C. ltd W.R.A.l-‘. sections are by E]!ubethSaxon and Helen llentnn. the three givhg innit. hionnal. and personfl versions of Service life as It ha been to then. oflt-ring paid:-Ilia for career choice. Admiral of the Fleet Sr Peter till Horton mnaneorh the book in a foreword which mentions lint since women lave heart an integral part (I the three Services, the publication is a logical follow-on from "All the Queen‘; Men". in the same serin.

and the picture is more rosy-lined III-ll nnny of today‘: nuid nnteiotl would But the hetttrj h tint Viv‘: contribution w‘iI stll he avitly read an an enter-talniru at-count. .

A w,|[_N,S, acct

at-iaty-sis officer checks a

Secret,

camera

before a

firing exercise at

sea.

secret:

as a

Read all about it! ‘it the beginning of the war.

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why did British intelligence fail to provide vital information for the Royal Navy‘. when they seemed to be

if the German army and air force had at change of beer" innermost secrets are now being revealed and one aware

Areolly important book, and very well informed. A.J.P. TAYLOR

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ADMlRALTY'SOPERATIONAL INTELLIGENCE CENTRE I939-1945 PATRICK BEESLY HAMISH HAMILTON £5.95

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balanced available through more

Patrick Ree-.ly's

"Very Special intelligence." telling the story of the Royal Navy‘s Operational Intelligence (‘entre tOl(‘l from

1930 to I‘?-ti. Profiting from the experience with the famous Room 40 08 of the First World War. (')I(‘ was in readiness in IQ“) But the information did not come The wi/.'trt.ls of Bletchley Park could not initially crack the (ierman naval codes (the Germans did well with ours). the directionfinding network of stations was far from complete. and aerial recontutissanct: was not.tl\l:.' for Ils absence

—

Winnwhodeveloped

at U-boat tracking. but both of the art

tht-rn.utdllI.-irstall.

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Dennlng "pusser"

Among

the best :1 agents‘ reports were thule from a hlarlt-market dealer in stilt docldrwt withaeontaetin the Gerinn Phat (flee. who from time to time gm: tlllliirtg addresses for certain

the kind of woeful basis on which, for the first 13 months of the war. ()l(‘ hat! to scratch .1 way into the (jerman moses and thinking. until the British nrganilatiott it last achieved success In l9~Sl The stream of information began to flow 0l(' was really in business MIND Ill-ZADI-IRS Each side was monitoring the signals of the other to an unbelievable degree. but delays of as long as days could take place while the decrypting etpcrts got to work. with the result that secrets were often n-.-scaled too late to be of operational value The author. who himself served

in OIC‘.

insight

into the

absorbing new

pursuit of the Bismarck. the escape of the Scharnhorst and Gneisenau through the Channel. and the calamity of Convoy PQ I7

art-

"The Photon Fleet." by A. Cecil I'Iuq)ehlre. describe: the renurisahle dunany arrtion ti tit Royd Navy in the St-(‘and Worid Wu-. \rViIh wood-andranvut wperstructtres. wooden gum. and fireworks to give 00

-try

Intefligu-we

Anon.

it .tlso started .t stream of written words which has continued unabated. the latest contribution being "The Battle ot Tra-

"not-

conses

young French woman Jeanette, stowaway in her husbands ship. who in a state of complete nakedness lanother account says "dressed like a youth"! was rescued from a watery gr-.ni: by .'I boat from H M S Pickle The linttsh having been long at sea, it was not surprising that a lieutenant should describe Jeanette as ".t very interesting young woman." the tale ending happily with reuof war husband nion to her pnsoner On the British side. the females of the battle included a petty oflicer's wife. "a very big woman. who as fast as the unfortunate wounded had their amputations. lifted them M7 the table bodily in her arms and bore them off as if they were children. to their temporary berths elsewhere." Perhaps one day a book will be written about "the ladies of Trafalgau." but in the meantime (‘aptain Bcnnctrs work is the lll.lll'tt|fll;tit\t: and scholarly offering of a naval historian who is an e\per1 on the -

Napoleonic period

HIGH DRAMA Pcnnetl from the results of I|'\it.‘f1\l\-I.‘ research. the book rnatntatns the high sense of drama .tnd descriptne flair for popular teatltng. -is well as .t st\fTIpft.'l1Cl"I\l\-‘C refercrtce for the student of military .tlT:tirs Mnple tl|us'trattons by Way of plans and tltagrttms aid the test, which includes ettensnc quotations from contemporary sources

The regular Tr.tf.'tlgari.'tn reader finds himself taken not unwillingly along it well-worn mth. while the newcomer (or those who mcrely think they know all about Trafalgar) could do no better than have a measure of Nelsonian ulucation with this esciting and skilled product Brilliant and dedicated men watched the enemy moves. becoming adept at reading their minds. and playing a major part. for instance. in the defeat of the U-boats It is said that "if

Napoleon had

dined ofi fried onions on the night before W'atr.-rloo. he would have won the battle in the case of the fiecond Wttrld War. it is fascinating to play at "If". but there can be no question that not

AItark."hy H. [hvtd Baidrichge. was am published only a year ago. and rakes coup:-[ling reading alter the film

without ()I(' and the magic of tiletchley Park. the result could have been very different Generally speaking. war disclosures have such an element of blunder and boob that it is cheering to team that OIC operated with a minimum of idiocy. when it came to (I crunch. they usually got the top-level backing

they sought "Very Special Intelligence" is published by Hamish Hamilton. price CV9‘ "ltarqeh Muthy." Hilitisdust hy the Alma Press (prior-I'.3.fii).

This (‘arthhean adventure has all the N:-lsontan tang of Hull and hrnadsldes, with murder. treason and loyalty thrown in for

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SOME RE-ISSUES. Twn well-it.novm hooks among the talent re-issues White Lion |IIhIiahas.

opposition.

was

gives

was

against "executive"

ships. This

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-\t this time of wornenis lib renewed .tcquaint.tnce with the

knowledge being gleaned. a

the topmast-head of H.M.S. Revenge called out. "A sail on the s't:trbo.'trd bow." and from that moment on October 21. i805. began .'I chain of esents which I-aised Britain to the pinnacle of her sea power. lost her At hero. and set Napoleon's feet on the way to exile. A

falgar." by (ieofirey Bennett. published by llatsford (price E‘ 0*!

book has certainly suggested that the Admiralty were too stuffy to make use of the Howcser.

Scholarly step along the well-wom path from lratalgar

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served in destroyers. is able to give an autlut-ntic lraeltgruund to hk fiction. Douglas Ilee-man‘: novel "Fifllfi Faenev." hard on the escort carriers: of the Second Worid WI’. is now av-aihhle as

anArmwpaperhaelt.

Source book for students "A Source Book of Twentieth-

('entur_\ Wanlapt." by Michael lanitch. gives a general outline of the live t‘I'|.'IIt1 categories of surface sessel. namely capital ships. aircraft carriers, cruisers. destroyers and escorts, produt.‘t.'d by tin.‘ world's mayor shipbuilding coun"ii."

in this addition to the W;Ird lock "9-ource Rook" series. VII TJTITIKTI traces the refinements and umosations in nasal architecture. brought about by two world wars. providing it source of reference for students of nasal history

ALLIED AND AXIS

SUBMARINES

Two further booklets in the Vlacdonald and lane's "Fact File" series on the Second World War are now available both by Anthony J Walls. and priced at El 7‘ arch. One is “Alia! Submarines." and the other "Axis Suhtnarlnot." yving technical data and generous illustration. —

The

sinking of the~Khedive Ismail

Our review of the book "Fighting the Story of H.M.S. Destroyer Petard.“ by G. G. Connell. aroused great interest in Navy News readers who WCTC Pl'CS¢l'Il 8! the sinking of the troopship Khedive Ismail in the Indian Ocean in I944. The Petard. with H.M.S. —

NAVY NEWS. APRIL I977

réitnem

Paladin and the cruiser H.M.S. Hawkins. were escorting the troop convoy when the Khedive Ismail was sunk by a Japanese submarine. Survivors. including members of the W.R.N.S. and nurses. were picked up by the Paladin and after a long bombardment of depth charges and torpedoes the submarine was eventually

very close. but from my viewdid not endanger life to the lk of the survivors and I do not recall hearing of any injury from

paint

depth charge explosions. "Secondly. I was rather annoyed to read on Page 248 of the book that the girls who were

destroyed.

B. Vick. of North (‘orne|ly. near Bridgend. who was a petty officer in H.M.S. Paladin at the time of the battle. writes: “Action stations sounded in the afternoon. By the time I reached my station on the pompom deck the troop ship had sunk. I could see survivors about a mile on our port side and H.M.S. Petard was also on our port side. the other side of the Mr.

question

Two readers have written with

tilghtlydtla-Ingvlewsottbeactnal

stalls? of the Khedive

time of the [small dter

cot-re~

spondent. It. Lunley. dated It be OHS on February I2. I944.

Mr. I. A. Stuart. of Taunton uppwta author G. G. Connell‘: record that the ship went down at 1438 and the I17 at I755. “IwaaInthePetu'daltIetItne and my diary eunlrna this," he wrlta.

saved all owed their lives to men from the Paladin who risked death from paralysing crashes of depth charges when the dived to the rescue into the oil- ouled sea and could not be separated from their rescuers SAD ENDING "In no way do I wish to detract from the bravery of the captain and crew of the Paladin in their actions; the men certainly hel d t survivors up the nets an in d when she stopped for rescue operations while the submarine waa under the surface nearby. I would point out. however. that of the two Wren survivors one was rescued from below decks of the Khedive Ismail by me. and we were picked up from an u umed lifeboat by the Paladin. Wrens refused to leave me until we boarded H.M.S. Hawkins at Addu Atoll. "A sad end to the story was that Wren Nora Munro died about four years later. her death connected with the incident." Mr. Howard adds: “The author appears to create an adverse view of the action taken by H.M.S. Hawkins and I would remind him that this lost all the other .

\t.tr\'|V0r§.

"We then had a sounding on our Asdic ahead of us. We carried on and dropped a pattern of charges. Directly afterwards we had orders to pick up survivors. We turned back. lowered our motor-boat over the side near the survivors and began to pick them up from the motor-boat and up our scrambling net." COLLISION C OUISE Then the submarine surfaced at an angle of 45 degrees. possibly damaged by the depth charges. and with guns firing. As the last survivors had been picked up. the Paladin headed for the submarine on a collision course. An order came from the Petard not to ram. "As we veered off. the sub‘: conning tower smashed our whaler. which was hall lowered on its davits. and the hydroplane ripped our side open as we slid past. The laps were still trying to get to their forward gun and were being picked off by our pom-poms and Oerlikons. "We started to sink. We continued firing with our short-range weapons. but by this time there was no sign of life on the sub. We now had only lft. of freeboard aft and we tried our best to lighten ship. The Petard. having made no eflect with her 4in. gun. fired her last torpedo. which hit the sub. which by now was stationary. "Survivors from the Khedive Ismail were transferred from us

to the Petard and the Hawkins. Due to our efforts the sub was accredited to us."

BROKEN LEG One of the I99 survivors was Mr. P. Crabb. of Bristol. who was asleep in the P0's mess when the troopship was torpedoed.

"Immediately she listed

over

dash for the companionway. except yours and PO Harper. We both m e for the two ports which

everyone made

truly

were

open.

remember scrambling through and hobbling down the ship's side (he was already recovering from a broken leg). stepping over the rolling chock and into the sea. By the time I sur aced the ship had gone. ''I swam to a green smoke canister some 30 yards away. Hanging on to this I looked about me: there were several survivors either swimming or hanging on to whatever floated. "The convoy had dispersed by this time and it seemed we were left to our own devices. Some 200 yards away were two lifeboats from the ship. one upside down. Survivors were all making for

them so I decided to do the same. I'm almost certain the submarine passed under us as there was quite a turbulence of water and

wake left behind. “This was the scene when the Petard and Paladin arrived at high speed. The sub must have been picked up on the Asdic because a

they started depth-charging some NI) yards away. I distinctly remember one charge from the thrower exploding just above the

surface of the sea. It's a very strange experience to feel the shock waves coming through the

the almighty thump in the stomach." The survivors were eventually picked up. They included three water and

nursing sisters.

one

two Wrens and

South African A.T.S.

—

all

that was left of their contingents.

‘MISLEADINCR Another survivor was Mr. W. R. Howard. of St Albans. Herts. a leading signalman loaned from H.M.S. Hawkins. with other

signalmen. to the Khedive Ismail for the duration of the convoy. "The account of this incident written by G. G. Connell is broadly correct. bearing in mind I was not on board H.M.S. Petard. but some parts are very misleading to the reader." he writes.

"Firstly. I believe the account of de th-charging of survivors is a

litt

over-dramatised

—

tainly the depth-charging

cer-

was

signalmen

ship

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Iltnrdir§utd[hySchudfca'Boys¢a9-I8 Afnnilyachtaalwith Snfll ftxnnd at rrnaphere set in I4 rues I the st plus Judo. Swin-Irirg. &1li1'. Fencirjand Tennis

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had been transferred to the Khedive Ismail. The main task of the Hawkins was, of course. the safety of the "remaining ship in the convoy."

—

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NAVY NEWS. APRIL I977

SP3.-1 H'()l.F

IIARRH-IR _

HHS!’ UN FISHER Y PA TROI.

‘TEETH ARE STILL DEFENCE WWHTE PAPER SHARP’ The ”teeth" of the Armed Forces will not be blunted, despite economies, according to the Defence White Paper and statements by the Defence Secretary, Mr Fred Mulley. ''In order to

enhance,

the

maintain, and where possible

fighting capability of the ser-

vices, equipment, spores, and research and

NEXT TIME YOU SIT INDWN T0 FISH FINGERS

development now take 37 per cent of the defence budget," says theWhite Paper, which goes on to state that the Royal Navy's nuclear-powered Fleet submarine programme Continues, and it is planned to ace an order for the first of the improved wiftsure class

this year. Surface warships of five new classes are under construction, namely the antisubrnarine cruiser, the Type 42 destroyer, the Type 2| and Type 22 frigates and the Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessel. To complement these new ship classes, the Navy's re-equipment programme includes the Sea Harrier aircraft and guided weapons systems such as the Sea Dart and Seawolf.

conceded, however, that the Navy's fuel cut will result in some effects on training. The reduction, while not fundamentally affecting operational capability, will reduce operational flexibilty. As already announced, it has been decided to forego improvements to the lkara antisubmarine missile system, representing a reduction on the Royal Navy's planned anti-submarine warfare capability,but not the loss of a distinct element of that capability which lkara will still provide. Apart from the continuing availability of lkara, the Lynx light helicopters which are to be carried in the Royal Navy's destroyers and fri es will be able to deploy the advanced lig twei ht torpedo (currently under development or the longer ranges which would have been possible with an improved lkara. It is

Swift-action plan to

safeguard rigs

Contingency plans exist, according to the Defence White Paper, for rapid response to terrorist incidents and accidents involving offshore oil and aos installations. Royal Navy ships, aircraft of the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force, elements of the Royal Marines, explosive ordnance disposal teams and long-range helicopter lift, can all be swiftly alerted. Discussions are taking place with other countries having North Sea interests, to consider international co-operation.

Following

They lost their mother. And their father. a trawlerman. must spend most of his life at sea. Without the care of KG FS. the children might well have run wild. might have gone hungry. might have come to look upon just one fish finger as the ultimate in luxury. KGFS isn't just a single charity. looking after a single type ofsailor. It supports homes for children and for the aged or inlimt. and helps finance a

whole group ofcharitics that look after all seafarers in every way that‘.-: needed. Seafarers and their families who don't fare so well, because they're

injured. widowed.

out

job.

mentally sick or

dead. This isn't just another plea from just another charity. We look after the people who protect us all and the people who provide us with an important part of our staple diet. Surely that's :1 worthwhile cause if ever there was one. Next time you sit down to fish. whether it's with chips or sauteed in butter. spare a thought for the twins and the many children like them. Then spare something more.

the extension of United Kingdom Protection fishery limits, the task of the Fi Squadron has expanded considerably. he new task offshore will be increasingly carried out by vessels of the Island class as they enter operational service, the shortfall in the meantime being made good by

frigates.

Other items in the Defence White Paper include

lowii igarriers will be shore-based 0folSea

the

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station Yeovilton in three squadrons, two-thirds of the pilots coming from the R.N. and the balance

from the R.A.F. O The future military to be evaluated.

use

of hovercraft is still

. After launching in May, the building of H.M.S. Invincible is expected to continue on

schedule. 0 No decision has been taken on the future of H.M.S. Endurance after she returns to the U.K, in May, but the future of the Royal Marines detachment in the Falkland Islands is not determined by continuance in service of the ship. There are other ways of supporting the detachment. C Lower figures are due to reduced requirements by the oyal Navy and Army. Wastoge is less, and there is also the need to keep down numbers to the levels planned for I979. . While there are still shortages of Service married quarters in some areas, the general position is that large numbers have been falling vacant. It has been possible to declare 2,400 as surplus in the lost l2 months.

recruiting

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NAVY NEWS. APRIL I977

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TWO COOKERY PRIZES FOR PORTSMOUTH AREA

Sultan and Vernon togg

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Two Portsmouth area establishments won the top prizes in the Royal Na cookery competition tor 1976. HMS. Sultan won the general mess category. Vernon the wardroom competition. Another award tor Vernon was a Cookery and Food Association gold medal. presented tor the highest percentage ot marks earned Sultan was nominated for a silver medal and H.M.S Cambridge tor a bronze.

HMS. Cambridge coous were runners-up to Sultan in the at mass competition. and H.M.S. Pernbrokea were second in the wardroom judgmg.

Judges

commented on the

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high standard ot craft and culinary skirt displayed by all the

tlnalists. Particular note was made of the enthusiasm and support of those who took part. whether in the cooking or galley and dining hall presentation.

About to receive I Cookery and Food Anodetlon medal tron the oepntntlotfn national ctnlrtnan. Mr. Join Grepau. h POCK llllse MeGu-ry. at .M.S. Vernon. Ah-eedy tn POCK Mcfler-ry's hunt is the trophy presented to Vernon tor winning the tnrtlroom catqory in the I976 U.K. Catering

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TWICE THE SPEED OF SOUND. equestrian. Hag Otftoer Sea Training. Rear-Admiral (2. I. Pritchard. was delighted to be greeted by a “horse" on As

the quarter deck at I-l.M.S. Hermes when he visited the antisuhmarine carrier at Pbnland. Rear-.-\d't'tlral Pritchlrd met the lriendl) hnnse utter ln.q:e<-ting his guard and 1hlp'\ eouIpan_\ divisions in the hanger when the “trill!-\ was undergoing flask Operational Sea Trials. The home. presented to Rear-\dmiral Pr-ltchord by "head gmoru" SA Rankin, was hawklng in the g|nr_\ at winning the Hermes Film‘) The-st Steep|e(‘I\L-fie It I liuru-rarittg exerting he-Id in the

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at the Selma! nl Mnritlnr (hierations at Il..\d.S. Dryad. appeared at llvidom on a home.

Rear-Aehniral Pritdurd paid another it-tit to the Herrnrs when he accompanied the (‘urinal-tder in (‘hid I-Teet. Admiral Sir John Trencher, on an operational shit to the carrier. Alan present was the (‘aptairt at the Fleet. Capt. S. .»\. Stuart. [hiring the Basic Operational Sea Trials. 707 Squadron. the ('nnI‘IIII'ldn Training Squadron lrnm RN. air station \'e-ovflton whiehdoes not normally-gotosea -

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joined tlr Hermes tor three days. I-‘lying wort-up was helped by the r-qundmn'-t ettrl helkvpters. lnten.dl_\ing Ifllt deck loudly and operations. and trainee pilots were given extra eupertence. —

Another visitor to the Hermes was Lieut.-Ct. hlduel Thong» snn R.N.R.. I (‘Mel enflneer with a mrnruerthl shipping ulqteny. who helped junior tntdtlwepen during No two weeks‘ tralnlrg and \1t‘I'Id in (or the Iertlor endlleer. lJeut.~(.‘dr. Na-rle Hcfletrghton. for a short tint.

Lyrtess sales

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R F A l.yrtcs~. .i stores mppurt xhip. hats been iumed into at flouting c\hihition centre for at rnulti-million pound salex tour at thi: Fur F.'t\l Represented on board for the three-month tour ;trt: 60 British firms. The trip was anunged by the Ministry of DcTcncc'\ sales nrg.-uni/.-ttion to help British firms xell athru.'trJ and to help friendly notion». select defence equipment uppmprtttte to their needs.

More ‘home comforts’ on the way for ships

NAVY NEWS. APRIL I977

Queen's Silver Jubilee Medal

scheme Under a introduced in 1973. ships which had accommodation below latest standards and were going into refit could spend up to one per cent of the cost of the refit on minor

To comrnemoml‘e the 25th

TobeltnownastheQuaen’s

Silver Jubilee Medal, if has been dassilied as on official medal to be worn on dl occasions on Mulch decorano", and ,-"add, 0,, "am, Tom; .30., of ,5,” ,,.,,d°r,

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While much progress has been made in improving living conditions in existing ships. there are ships with major retlts still some way ahead or which are due for disposal before long refit. The need to improve habltabilityin these remains. so it has been decided that the general provisions of the scheme will continue and that. subject to availability of resources. these minor improvements can be made in specified ships during normal retlts.

The aim of this regular feature is to give a general impression of new Defence council Iristnictions affecting conditions ol service. but in the event of action being taken the full original text should be studied.

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laclt oi determination in whisking away drinkers who have "indulged to capacity." In the end. however. the solution can only depend on the encouragement at personal

"=a'::::'“"'* be better ways oi using must

hard-earned money than by draining it against a wall, but among "linkers. tailors. soldiers. sailors. rich man. poorman .“ there are those who have yet to get the message. .

Capt

P. 8. H033 is to be Defence Adviser. Canberra. in the acting rank of rear-admiral in May and to be promoted rear—admiral on July 7.

...und ti tribute Eloquent

tribute to

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25.llIO odious and rates at the Royal Navy in my Consular district at one time or another trona varloua ships. Yet only three or tour lnddenta evaumeto my notice. and inane

thousands at Royal Navy men who have visited Puerto Rico in recent year: comes lrom the outgoing head ol the British Conmlate in San Juan.

InalettertotheilritishNavy Sta! in Washington. Mr. nun 13.3, ...-m,, --om-t

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the lat two-and-a-halt years

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slightly, ‘Nature might stand upandsaytoalltheworId— these were gentlemen.‘ “This shows that the behaviour uhau oi all the

ship‘: companies was exemplus. tor which I oler my ll“!!! €0°I|'|¢|||I"°||l Ind ltclrflell thanks. both oflidal Ind perm-I-“

He has commanded the fleet maintenance ship H.M.S. Tyne

Plymouthas Chief Stall Oflicer (Technical) to the Flag Ofiicer Plymouth. and later commanded H.M.S. Caledonia. the en ineering school at Rosyth. At I e end

of I974 he was appointed Director of Naval Recruiting. Rear Admiral P. R. Marrack is to be Director of Dockyard Production and Support in May. He became Director of Naval Ship production in I974 when he was appointed to this rank. Surg. Capt(D) B. F. R ers is to be Director Naval ental Service in the rank of surgeon cornmodore(D) on September 16.

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necessarily better than smaller ones. especially where the reduced version incorporates a design which is more up-dated to current circumstances. It is in this light that those associated with Family Welfare in the Royal Navy are likely to view the concept of the new Naval Personal and Family Service. are not

For the first time. there is official recognition that officers and their families would like “problem" support. in an age which shares out its frustrations without regard to status.

The Navy is extending itself into reventive welfare work. founded on the be ief that this is best handled in complete confidentiality and with the help of some staff who have qualified after the two-year social work

training course.

For “the facts of life." every appropriate sphere of activity has been combed for pamphlets. reference books and information on all manner of subjects. in order to create competent advice centres (SAFAB). More details will be added as experience grows.

SIGNIFICANT SUPPORT Since the Secbohm Committee's report

naval family welfare was produced. and the first steps were taken in implementation. many changes have taken place. For instance. the availability of married quarters. which at the time of the Seebohm inquiry ranked as a Service problem equalled in importance only by separation. has now radically altered. and as the months have gone by in reconcilingrecommendationswith the latest situation. a monumental financial crisis has broken upon the land. The Admiralty Board have tailored the Naval Personal and Family Service not only to the money which can be made available. but to the areas where a more modest approach can be of immediate value. While thus bowing to current financial constraints. the opportunity is being taken to give significant practical support to the Fleet and families. while at the same time exploring the way ahead with caution. to gain the knowledge of future developments according to need. The strength of existing arrangements is unaffected. The influence of new blood and new thinking. while somewhat curtailed. is still generous enough to offer a closer and happier association between the Service and the families. Leadership of the NPFS is in the hands of the Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Corrunand. Miss Pam Baker is now on his staff and her presence as a civilian social expert adds to the Service organisation a balance which will help to forge and maintain the customers‘ regard.

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‘secret’ Navy's salute More than 50 Servicemen and women. representing almost a complete crosssection of Navy life. assembled on board H.M.S. Victory. flagship of the Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command. in unique recognition of Bill Wilkinson. retiring at the end of March as editor of Navy News. Tribute ranged from acknowledgementof the role which Navy News fills both as Jack's

newspaper and as a communication channel between sailor and Management. to compliments such as Navy News was simply the best Service newspaper in the world. When Mr. and Mrs. Wilkinson left home on the evening of March l6. they were expecting to have a quiet farewell drink at Admiralty House. Portsmouth. with the C.-in-C.. Admiral

Sir David Williams. and Lady Williams. Instead they were taken to a "secret“ farewell party on board the Victory to face an almost "This is your Life" welcome. Drawn from Portsmouth Command area. and excluding only a vice-admiral (one was not available locally). each of the 15 Royal Navy ranks from ordinary rate to full admiral was represented. many of them with their wives. With them were members of the Royal Marines. W.R.N.S.. Q.A.R.N.N.S.. the Royal Fleet Auxiliary Service. Royal Naval Reserve. W.R.N.R.. Royal Naval Auxiliary Service and the Sea Cadets. Making the presentation of a rare and valuable cigarette box. Admiral Williams said Navy News had in a unique way united not only sailors but also their families into the naval

torship of Navy News. and Mr. Wilkinson

"moved around the corner." That was It years ago. his arrival in the chair coinciding with the death sentence on our aircraft carriers. and a long succession of painful contractions for the R.N. The Service's problems. and the need for improving all lines of communication between Management and the Fleet during very the difficult times. provided the background for making the fullest use of the newspaper possibilities. merit Given every help and encou from Admiralty Board level. r. Wilkinson was joined by a team of professional journalists. and their aim has been to achieve a balance of trust and responsibilityat all levels. Circulation rose from about 25.000 to over 70.000. and several major awards have been won in national competitions. In the New Year Honours of I976. Mr. Wilkinson received the award of the M.B.E. Immediately after the war. Mr. Wilkinson resumed his boating activities. being one of the

founders of the Tudor Sailing Club. Lan stone Harbour. and serving as commodore or 20 years. For a time he was an officer of Portsmouth Harbour Racing and Sailing Association. and is also a member of the Royal Naval Sailing Association and the Civil Service Sailing Association. Sailing his own yacht. with many years of “sea time". gave him an affinity with the Navy job. and in his retirement he hopes to "stream the log" much more often than he has been able to do in the past. Mr. Wilkinson and his wife Margery live at Southsea. They have two married sons living locally. and a married daughter in the United States. Tribute was also paid to Mr. Wilkinson's editorship at the last meeting of the Navy News Management Committee. where the chairman (Commodore George Hayne) said that every ofiiccr and rating. together with wives and children. had reason to be grateful for his work.

Mr. and Mrs. Wilkinson admire the presentation dgnrettehox made from the original timbers and copper sheathing at H..\!.S. Victory. The box Includes the inscription “With gratitude from the Royal

family.

reply. Mr. Wilkinson said any success achieved could not have been possible without the right spirit at the t giving an editorial independence allowed the maintenance of integrity with the sailor and. he trusted. a responsible attitude towards the Management. The presentation had come as a staggering surprise to him and his wife. and he would value it always. “I have had ll wonderful years." he said. in

sghiich .

Navy. post and present" and the

Close association Mr. Wilkinson his career as a junior reporter with the Sunderland Echo. A rather vicious flu germ laid him low. and he was transferred to the company's Portsmouth oflice to promote recovery from a chest infection. whereupon the Nazis bombed the place into a nasty mess. Turned down for military service. he joined “Dad's Army.“ and being in the invasion zone he seems to recall that there was a little more work and rather less hilarity than portrayed in the famous TV series. "Captain Mainwaring" and the sunny south combined eventually to remove the bug. and his continued career with The News. Portsmouth. included experience in about every section of the newspaper business. At one time or another he was a correspondent for shipping. motoring. and yachting. and was successively chief sub-editor. news editor and deputy editor. After nearly 30 year: with The News. involving a close association with Royal Navy affairs. 3 vacancy arose in I966 for the edi-

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Deputy editor John Tucker. who has been with Navy News since I969. has been appointed editor of the paper. A journalist for 30 years. Mr. Tucker served as a reporter and sub-editor on weekly and

evening newspapers in theWest country before

spell in the gas industry. where he edited house journal and other publications.

Diring his eight years with Navy News he has been closely associated with many of its features and with its continuing development.

Mini-Fearless Haiti ioins carnival fun NAVY NEWS. APRIL I977

Vibrant sounds and colours of a Haitian carnival were among the most vivid memories brought back by the ship's company of H.M.S. Fearless from her two-month

Caribbean deployment.

The Dartmouth training ship actually took part in the festivities at Port-au-Prince. Haiti. by entering a model of the ship in a procession of floats which signalled the start of the noisy and exciting three-day carnival. A team of shipwrights under Fearless visited Trinidad. Cura- time to Scandinavia and northern the watchful eyes of CMEMH) cao. Colombia and Jamaica. European ports. followed by the Peter Goodman. Sub-Lieut. At Trinidad. Capt. L. A. Bird Jubilee Review of the Fleet in Roger Garratt and Cdr. John welcomed President Ellis Clarke June.

Bowen built the float during the ship's passage from Cartagena. Colombia. A four-ton lorry of the 4th Assault Squadron. Royal Marines. was used as a base for the model.

Voodoo Fifes and drums from the Guards Depot. detachment on board the Fearless had great difliculty competing with the enor-

amplified

systems carried on the local floats. Before the carnival. parties from the Fearless toured the area around Port-au-Prince and brought back many island wood carvings. paintings and baskets. Two groups visited the voodoo ceremony during which a woman ate glass. people wallted on fire. and a live pig was sacrificed. mous

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their teeth to cut its throat. From Haiti. the Fearless sailed to Charleston. South Carolina. and then to Bermuda before returning home last month. On board were 67 midshi men from Britannia Royal Nava College. Earlier in the deployment. the

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board the training ship. The President also inspected a Royal. Marines guard of honour. In Cartagena. the Corps of Drums of the Guards Depot beat retreat in the old walled city from where the Spaniards shipped their gold in the days of the Spanish Main. The Fearless returned to Plymouth on March I6 to a grand welcome from 850 relatives and friends. who went on board via the ship's landing craft. Before lunch on board the families watched the presentation of a cheque for £500 by the commanding officer (Capt. L. A. Bird) on behalf of the ship's company to the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association. The money was raised by the ship's radio tam with a request show. After Easter leave the ship is due to make another deployment as Dartmouth training ship -—this on

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peeling gift. which is made of plastic. is realisticallypainted

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in on March 16. After a search by the unarmed boarding party. the trawler. which had been fishing Inside Britain‘; llntlt. was ordered to iotlow the Brlnton to Dover. But the French vessel headed for Instead with the Royal Navy trlofiill on board. Inside The trawler took France‘: own 12-mile it after the Brlntou'snttcnaptstostopher were impeded by nine other rm-cu In-ten. —

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ubileeReview Commonwealth and

foreign ship line-up Twenty-one Commonwealth and foreign warships are expected to attend the Review, with a total of about 6.000 officers and men embarked. Seven of these ships will he flying the flag of a national senior officer. The known Commonwealth and foreign ships in the Review lines are listed below. Il.M.A.S. Melbourne. The largest and oldest visiting warship. and the only visiting aircr.tft carrier. H.M.A.S. Melboume was launched in 1945 as H.M.S. Majestic. rates Skyhziwk jet lighters. racker (llt'L‘l'dll and Sea King helicopters. Will fly the flag of RearAdminii G. V. Gladstone. Flag

Officer Commanding Australian

Fleet. H.M.A.S. Brisbane. (Pennant No. -ii). American-built

guided-missile destroyer.

Armed with Tartar and lkaia missile systems. Saw action off Vietnam. B.N.S. Westdiep (FVII). A frigate. she is one oi’ the largest ships in the Belgian Navy and heavily aimed for her size.

Wapons include Sea Sparrow and Exocet missiles. K.D.B. Pahlawan (POI). A

S7-knot nissile-armed attack craft manned by 20 oflicers and men of the Royal Brunei Mala Regiment. Built in Portsmout

by Yosper Thomycrolt.

H.M.C.S. Huron (28l). Canadian destroyer. Will fly the flag of Vice-Admiral D. 5. Doyle. Commander Maritime

Command. H.D.M.S. Moen (N82).

Minelayer named after a Danish

island. Has strengthened hull for naviyition in ice. l’-‘.S. Tourvlite (D610). Name ship of her class of three destroyers of the French Navy. Weapon systems include Esocel and Malafon riissiies. and also operates two Lynx helicopters. Capable of speeds over 30 knots. Hagship of Vice-Admiral Wacrenier. I-‘.G.S. Hamburg (DIBI). German destroyer which can reach 35 knots. Will be it "its the flag of K. 'lTtaeter. Lieutanant Troupakls (PS2). New Greek missile-armed Cotnbattante tit patrol craft built in France. She is attending the Review before proceeding to Greece. having been launched in January I977. Anned with Exocet missiles. l.N.S. Udayglrl (F35). Indian L¢ander~<:|ass frigate. [mill in

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I.t.N.S. Karnan nd l.l.N.S. Zuhln. Two Iranian fast attack craft. armed with Exocet missiles. t.N.S. Ardito (D550). Italian guided missile destroyer capable of 33 knots. H.N|.M.S. T (lfiill. Dutch guided rnissile frigate nicknamed "Kojak" becauseof

the huge radar dome over her bridge. Missile systems are Tartar and Sea Sparrow. with the American s stem to be installed soon. ill be flying the flag of Rear-Adrniral .l. H. B. Hulshof. Il.M.N.Z.S. Canterbury (F-t2i). Clyde-built Leander frigate launched by Princess Anne in I970. K.N.M. Narvik (F304). Norwegian-built version of the U.S.N. Deaiey-class destroyer escorts. Armament includes P¢‘l®lin and Terne missiles. with Sea Sparrow to be added. Visited Portsmouth last year. N.R.I’. Ahirante Magda-.1 Cara (F474l)- Another rnodifi~ catlonoftlc -class to meet needs of the

Navy.

T.$. Berti (D358). The lirst major warship to be built in Turkey. Will fly the flag of Rear-Admiral Eniin Ooksan. U.S.S. Catitornh (36). Only

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Admiral John S. Stanahan.

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The R.M.A.S. craft that also serve .

On great State occasions such as the Fleet Review the eye of the spectator is drawn to the major ships assembled in the lines. and the multitude of smaller and less glamorous vessels needed to support the major units can be forgotten. Three ships of the Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service will be present in the lines at Spithad. but are just the tip of the iceberg. A further 80 R.M.A.S.

letter and number. such as D2‘) The full list of R.M.A.S. _craft servicing the Heel Review is:

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shl 150 miles off the coast of them Ireland. it was the longest search and rescue sortie ever flown from culdrose. The sea King was lotsd rtson. by ueut. Dave

Also

board were Flight-l.lsi.it. Pete Chadwick ot the R.A.F.. naval on

already the home

full turn of the wheel when it returns to H.M.S. Mercury on April 4, nearly threequarters of a century after leaving the old 3.370-ton cruiser of that name. The move forms part of the long-terrn concentration of the school of Maritime

now

takes

of Communications and the Navigation training role.

coon;

lowered down with a led llrsl aid stretcher. lter Vladntlr to injured Toystolex and was vrlnched back with him aboard the Sea King. The patient was transferred to hospital bacli at Shannon. and the hellcopter returned to Culdrose. having tlo-tvn an 800»-i-nlle round trip.

SMOPS was lomtcd in I974 and while. as part of internal reorganization. Navigation now moves to Mercia-y. the Electronic Warfare section has Operations at H.M.S. Dryad (which ]|.ISI moved in the opposite direction across the accommodates the Above Water. Under Hampshire countryside from Mercury to Dryad. Water and Operational faculties including The Naviytion courses which will now take command team training in all aspects of at Mercury include PWO Navigation, the place warfare) and at H.M.S. Mercury. which is triple naviption olTicers' course. blind pilolage training for naval R.F.A. and Merchant Navy oflicers. and courses for foreign students. The blind pilotage trainer. being The following table shows the total points of the men and women moved from Dryad. is due to be at the top of each advancement roster for petty oflicer and leading operational in its new home towards the end of May. It was in I903 that the Second lrtl (25.3.13). i; sonny; utuui I 1 41275 Sea Lord. Jackie Fisher. '; authorized the commissioning of S. Nil : I1-I0-75L 2; thecruiser H.M.S. Mercury. then lei, ‘. Iy"_'8.3I SPHIIQCI. for navigational

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NAVY NEWS. APRIL I977

REUNION DATES I.

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st M-ry strut. tttl.

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nlon is to be MM 5

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thamum. to

they were members of the ship's com

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of the Royal Canadian Navy! "When our Atlantic seaway isopento shipping in the summer we all look forward to visiting ships of the Royal Navy at Toronto and Hamilton. It's just great to see the White

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who served

man

IMOGQI F J Wllkorinflfl sh-pa Stan: and starting Also welcome at the reunion wilt be ox-rnornbora of the crown of the other Ihipa in the Group Vatch, Convotvua. lhngatd. Gardenia. And Sllnloy. minute from Mr R C Mcflallt. 8. Whoatloy Avenue, Booth. undorlha

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atthaArcdaTriompha.tahionahow.ana dinner Details from Gua

Brifloft.

do Notation. Eoolo Thoroao

air-petal

Association ls

CAMBRIDGE OFFER T0 AID DISABLED

with the 3th Eacart

Aaoociation aonosta at

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and H.M.S. Vernon. Their proud boast is that

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D'AviIa, 124 Boulevard Vauaab. Lilia. Franco ffll. D-DAV ND tlofihllfl ELM!!-

St-IIP: Ilarribanaraplannmgtarnaatin Portsmouth on Saturday. June it, for a visit to H.MS Dolphin. followed by the

The general secretary of the Royal Naval Association. Capt. R. Tiddy. reports from Headquarters that the Cambridge Branch has a list of members who are willing to provide transport. and entertainment for disabled accommodation. shipmates from other branches.

annual meeting

Cambridge have suggested that all branches should be asked if they are able and willing to look after less fortunate colleagues on short visits to their areas. They point out that any special items of equipment required by disabled persons are usually availablefrom

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awuranian: Member: of the H.M.S. Swaotbriar Reunion Maocratlon

BRANCH NEWS

"This is a welcome and genuine initiative from the Cambridge Branch and I think we should all say well done and very many thanks." says Capt. Tiddy.

Anyone wishing

to take up the

.lu'irIIwly.

the local branch of the British Red Cross.

. Twytard. nr Wlnaraatot.

Members of No. 6 Area. Royal Naval Association. are planning to hold a sponsored row on the River Lea at Luton. on June 25 and 26 to raise cash for a Sea Cadet venture.

branches and serving personnel will sponsore the rowers. who will be using two 16ft. ASCs. As well as supporting the British

It was agreed at the Area annual meeting on February I9 that shipmates should help to fit out a tidal sailing base vessel for the Midland Area Sea Cadet Corps and Girls‘ Nautical Training Corps to replace T.S. British King. which has been removed from Walton on the Naze by its owner. A metal hulk has been made available to the Sea Cadets and this is being converted by apprentices at Chatham Dockyard. it will contain living spaces. galley. SI0l'Cl'00fI1S. and a boat deck "with tackle appropriate to a vessel supporting a number of small sailing craft. It will then provide sailing facilities for the 5.000 or so Sca Cadets in the area. It is hopcd that all R.N.A. -

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shépmatcs

King venture. can help their local 5. .C. units by donating to them 25 per cent. of

the sponsorship money raised. Offers of help to: Shipmate M.D. Branch. Na. 6 Area Secretary. l Rushfield Road. Ware. Herts SGIZ 7.lH. GREETINGS The Area meeting was held in Diadcm Housc. headquarters of the Luton and Dunstablc Branch. Shipmates were greeted by the Luton chairman. Shipmatc Alan Smith and the president. Shipmate Peter l.ock. who spoke about the solidarity and strength

offer should contact the secretary of the Cambridge Branch through their own branch secretary.

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F.-ich (‘all is expertly cnyaved in traditional coppcrplate script with whatever you like e.g.. I name. rank and number as a service memento. or a short _ meuagc to n sailor's girl friend. Each Call. on its handsome high-quality 40in. nr.-ck-chain. is displayed in a simple presentation box with notes on the illustrious history. and I guide to piping. 22-carat plated with 22-ctCioId-Platodchain £7.50 Natural p_(IIi\hcd brass and copper Call with 22-ct chain .£.s.5o edition. Silver-plated £4.50 Standard Service nickel-plated edition £2.W Engraving 30p per line of up to I8 letters and spaces (capitals -count u two). Maximum 3 lines. Add 30p postage. etc. We aim at return-of-post service. We also manufacture u nengnved Standard Can: It ;-. £1.76 and standard neck-chains at 90t=- Poms: 209. Special quantity discount: for RN Associations. Cadet ,., .. Units. Sea-Scout Troops and clubs on application. _

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More than 500 people filled St Micha.e|‘s Church. Headinglcy. on February 30 for the branch standard dedication -service. The standard was generously donated by the patron. Capt. W. O'Brien. The hand of H.M.S. Ark Royal ztccompanicd the hymns and an officer and six ratings‘ from the carrier attended the service. with

ratings providing

sheet.

l jc“Leeds adingley Royal

The following officers were re-elected chairman. Ted Smith (St Neots): vice-chairman. Ted Halness (Hemcl Hempstead): secretary. Doug Gauch (Hcrts): assist. secretary. Nobby Clarke (Luton): treasurer. Norman Howe (Bletchlcy). Abingdon are to host the Area dinner. coupled with the Silver Jubilee celebrations. on September 24. —

British

Legion

No. I Headingley Branch would like to thank all 26 standard bearers and membersof visiting branches for their su rt on a day which will be rcmcmbcrcd." says the branch secretary. Shipmatc R. l. Rogers.

pliachg

ThoI.iShlpnuta aodaNo.IHau¢lin:,y Iranchetondordia H.

elected

follows chairman. Shipmatc John Hughes: treasurer. Shipmate Les Payne; secretary. Shipmatc William Rowe. 9 Orchard Rise. Chesterton: welfare officer. Shiprnatc Mrs. Betty McCullom. Mr. Hamid Reed was made the first vice-president in recognition of the work he did to get the branch launched. as

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Birrningliarn Central Shipmatcs from Lichfleld were at

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bearer. Shipmatc George Ruttcr.

ct.-Royal. deserves a mention for his third place in a competi-

There's a new name among the branch news. look you! Shiprnate D. R. Humphreys writes from Blacnau Ffestiniog (there. we've mentioned it again) asking Navy News to put the branch on the R.N.A. map. Shipmates from you-knowwhere spent an extremely pleasant evening at the No. I0 Area get-together at Llandudno on March I0. ‘lite buffet was excellent and the band was great. reports Shipmatc Humphreys.

guests

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Birmingham Central‘s

reunion ihnce at the Nautical Club on March ll. During the successful evening a presentation was made to the secretary. Shipmate Graham Evans. for his long and devoted service to the branch. Shipmatc Larry Mills who is mine host of theNautical Club. —

tion. which hc entered notice.

short

Branch is still "on an cvcn kccl,“ thanks to the time and effort of stalwarts like Shipmates Michael McGr:tth. James (Steve) O‘Donoghuc. John 0'Reg.'in. John "Jumper" Collins. J. J. O'C;tll:igh.'tn. to mention but :1 few. and the current president, Capt. P. M. B. CIla\‘;|\"‘~€. R.N. (rct.) C ommisxioncd in 1959. in a small mom of at bar in Cork C ily. the branch grew in strength and

enthusiasm. encouraged by

occasional visits of H.M. ships. Such visits have now ceased. of courxc. and the shipmzttes" contact with serving members of the Royul Navy has been (tempor-

arily. they hope) suspended. Despite the difficulties. the Bridfington R.N.A. has hcen kept afloat! and members the attended 'l_'wcnty as well as on their own annual meeting on March 3. when activities. carrying the shipmates luivc the follawin shipmzites were played zt leading role in the clcclcd as 0 iccrs C. Br:tiIh- resurgence of the Royal British waiitc (chairman). G. Wade Legion in Cork. Social events are (viccchairman). L. Strakcr held in the R.B.L. premises and (treasurer). J. M. Roberts (sec- the branch is looking forward to retary). The chaimian reported its I8th annual dinner. A rncmmembership had dropped bcrship drive is under way and the to cent. up figure is already .‘-0 Donations had been made to on the I975 total. per the R.N.B.T.. Bridlington Unit Members will be of the Sea Cadet Corps. and the pleased to welcomeextremely North Wolds Silver Jubilee cele- shipmates to their club invisiting Oliver bration fund. This the —

thafihc .

branch hopes to hold a Day dinner.

Cork 8:

year

Trafalgar

County

it is cut off from the comrades ip of branches in the U.K.. the Cork and County Althou

Plunkctt Street. "weekends are the best time to come." says the secretary. Shipmate T. Ratcliffc.

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COIIRAOESHIP

Calling old shipmates HMS Eskimo will he crmrtmitg a redaticamn ceremony at Chatlurn on April Nat noo. An invitation roam.-ad iseuended to an who versed in the vim: H.M Eskirm (t.Il'll' ti: Second World War now whhh‘ to attend are «had to the Commanding Mica. H.M.S. Eskimo. B.F.PO London. for

contact

(unit! Iktlih

Lieut. M. Jackron. of H.M S Alacrity. I! F.P.0. Slips. lnndon. would like lobar (rum an who «end in any pevious H M S. AI.acn'ty Mr Thor-nu Hm-nod. of It Wm Rind. M.-utter would he to ha: from anyone who sers-at wit lint between F I0-ll to

Augiu

with his wife Jean celebrated his birthday at the same function and it was "sippers all round." At the annual meeting Shiprnatc Dennis Watkins was elected as vice-chttirman and the other off iccrs were re-elected as follows chairman. Shipmate Bill Facet: secretary. Graham Evans; treasurer. Shipmatc lnrry Mills; social secretary. Shiprnate Dcrck Roberts, and welfare officer. Shi tc Stan Ireland. br.inch‘s new standard

LOYALTY

Iftjdfl Oll|Ct} ?.. Lm-.'I.:( Slozinie Sil'|.,‘t.'l Lrmtlon S VV.i

waned

Ganges

two Hr.-trainutinHM.

H MS Phoebe. Culumhn Barragiu. Ceylon. and H M S Vic'toI'iot.|\.

and |£1\t\I

The branclfs commissioning meeting was held at the Ashton Club on February 22. Officers

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Association

escort

Bicester

were

PAYRIOTISH

weather. The Lord Mayor of Leeds. accompanied by the Lady Mayoress. the Area chaimtan and the branch patron. braved the pouring rain to lay a wreath in memory of fallen shipmatcs. After the ceremony the guests joinod shipmates and their families for refreshments at the

the Area. The treasurer. presented a healthy balance

Blaenau Ffestiniog

We specialise in presentation Calls in authentic regulation pattern. which make a delightful gift or award.

UNITY

for the No. II Area standard. Unfortunately. the parade had to be cancelled because of the bad

Royal Naval

Leeds

two

“Pulling together of 1

t 10. Datdla from Mr. H. A

thottheucratoryol uronytoliooirrearbarolthotunlvu-aal p‘a company loch:-lag IllSmith, Tom Jonas, IruigyWllfioma,orrdoIlthootIIan. Writing to Navy News on another it’

England for extensive courses at Whole Island

athonourwtltbacwt E Palmanwhowas the Oopttanfl tlrat lieutenant when aha

hlm.\Veaanodtogotlt¢lntha..."And aaheronrHason,oonvlaoodthatha'I tolldngaboatflll Fred lfliltalieluiarr

"Several of our members were born in Canada and served in the Hood when sent to

this ship bamtorouard lnattondi the tan raumon no d-nnar-dance at n Walkor I06 807'" Association in the Boollo Town l-Ht on April 3. Guest

"Old Fred White? Oleoane, I brow

Clyde

sea

Ensign again." Mr. Dannelly, who was born in I917 in Lion Terroce, Portsmouth (just 500 yards, or so. from the building which now houses theoffices of Navy News in H.M.S. Nelson}, is soon to retire to St A ugustine, Florida. He and his wife, Molly, hope to keep in touch with the Royal Navy through ships visiting Jacksonville.

rty at

irties) a time (in the late Twenties and early when Hoodherselfwoslargerthanthewhole

%‘;..‘?.‘‘L

the

across

The formation of the H.M.S. Hood Association has created much interest in Canada, according to Mr. G. E. Donnelly, of Oaltville. Ontario. A former staker and later Cl CPO air mechanic, he is the association's secretary for Canada and the U.S.A. "In the Province of Ontario alone we have I I active members, whose service ranges from the Hood‘: first commission right up to three months before her tr ic loss in May, I941. "Keeping in touch e is done mainly by telephone as we live great distances oldest member, for example, lives i from Ontario. He is Mr. C. J. Boldero, who ioined theHood in l920whenmembersofthe crew of H.M.S. Lion commissioned the Hood for her first gun and steaming trials in the

KI.‘ Pm: dinner ottha MM Sltloodnaoclatlanio

IiDboho|dllll'IoHotolPrino0

Hands

Il'I

visiting Auuralu. Mwre he had some gait! runs uh-we with II\ more Bin flames Mr Tom (‘onnntl ». of It I 2. ‘I"horntnn. Ontario. Corral: I. I. ZNO. served in the I-'.iectrn:aI Branch. I9‘-l—lQ’fi, and would like to

hear from

who remembers him

(3. F. anon ten-SBA. (‘indium Diviu--ni. of 4 Strarltruiil-. Gmport. Hunts POI‘ 0llA_ I\ an\iou\ to get in touch with any-me who \er\ed with him in H HS Moth inn:

niuatl on the Wm! River. ('hii\:I.

l9}(._ Mr FJK‘ 5 Marks. of

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NAVY NEWS. APRIL I977

Burn|ey's golden year

threw him tntothe wlta. He

The new president of the Royal Naval Association. Vice-Admiral Sir Ernie Pope, and Lady Pope. have accepted an invitation to the dinner and dance of the Bumley and Pendle District. Association of Naval Ex—Servicemen. The event. which opens the association‘s Golden Jubflee celebrations, is to be held at the Crest Motel. Bur-nley. on Saturday. April 30. Other guests will include the secretary of No. I0 Area. R.N.A.. Shipmate C.

only alternative

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and the R.N. & R.M. Careers

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lnfomtation Officer at Blackbum.

Lieut. L. W. Raynor. It is hoped that the only surviving founder member. Mr. Jack Yates. will also be present.

MANY HAPPY RETURNS Members of the Goldsmith Avenue (Portsmouth) Royal British Legion Club visited H.M.S. Nelson on Febniary 15. ‘Those who had sewed in the Royal Navy and remembered the old Barracks. were i mpressed by the i mprovements and the standard of living of today's iatirigs. At the end of the visit Commodore G. Hayne presented H.M.S. Nelson and plaques for display in their club. wo retired ains. Capt. Lambert and Capt. Swallow, who served tog as rnidshipmen in the Devorishine-class cruiser H.M.S. Antrim. were able to con-ipan: Service life in their early days with life in the modern Antrim when they visited the guided missile destroyer.

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McGowan.

at a

general meeting

February 27. Doncostor The Navy Minister. Mr. Pat-

rick Dutty. visited the Doncaster club in February. accompanied by the Minister for Employment. Mr. Harold Walker. and the branch padre. the Rev. Ralph Mayland. R.N.R. A fomier fleet Air Arm pilot. Mr. Dufiy was presented with membership forms. Mr. Walker is already a branch member. The party for senior members was a success, thanks to the committee cfioits of the and the club members who contributed to the "bottle on the bar" collection. After their enjoyable get-together at the Hatfield Country Club. the ladies are looking forward to their week-end in Calais in April. Shipmates Don Crabtree. bi-anch president, was re-elected at the No. II Area annual meeting :it Stockton. The branch chairman.

shipmate Colin Brunyee.

elected to the Area Council. Among those invited to :1 "Meet the Navy" night at the City Hall. Sheffield. were the Donc:i_ster president. chairman. vicechairman. secretary. and was

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Visitors to the cltib have inclittled shipmates from Mitcclcsficld and a coach load of members of the Chester Burma Slur Veterans Association. The c:iptain_ officers. and ratings of T H.M. submarine Opporttine were welcomed during the boat's brief stay at Birkcnhcad. Bittnch Donclotor Brandi. IIJLA Shipmate: members paid it return visit to the Joel-i Hotdewoitriandlilro M Mcounid Won lunch. ll.Il.L submarine. shipnuigg Boll_ yir George Jung‘ (cu-A3]_ for The annual hot pot supper Collin: [on-SPO. launder ‘Jumper the branch senior citiicns was it momlaor ot bunch), M Euneon (oviBoatovum) big success and. after seeing the at-evooond Brunch. lt.N.A. Shipmate guests dancing to the music of a. Frank Feulgor Founder member banjo hand. some of the younger Memorial service also tor the Into mcrnl\i:rs wished they were as fit at Hilton Shipnuto Sidney Church, Ouvound. 3 Sundlv ‘Put as the seniors‘ Nortrulold R.N.A. Inna. Shiprrinto The trcasiircr. Shipmate Lou Stone (ox-stoltol PO) Died March a real bntnch (‘icorgc Booth I7.n9od69 stalwart sti: ped down and his —

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Erna‘-n,urhpavu.Ia presentations were made by the Wantogo Lieut.-Cdr. A. A. Hannigan. At the same meeting ROBERT ANDREW Y At the annual meeting the it was announced that another 'dgeon. to Shipmate and Mrs. month All Saints Perish each at reported a membership LTD stalwart. shipmate Harry Evans. Alf Brenchley. Church Details f Hall. on Ryde. (20 full members. ’A' *1. ‘fit is to be a Life member. the secretly. Mrs. J. K'err. Shipmate Brenchley received inc a'u“M- ‘fiang 1 serving personhis Life Membership certificate Troodoi. Swlitu Lane. Bernbridge. Tel. Banbridge 2953. for his efforts as branch secretary nel). Many social activities had Gosport been cancelled. and invitations over the past I5 years. His wife. Lock Stewart (Jan) Shipmate received a lovely refused. during the year because Marjorie. the chairman at elected was ST JOHN'S COLLEGE necklace and matching so many members work shifts and annual meeting. in place of ruby-set unsocial J. but hours. Shipmate Honhnm Suooox N. Thwaite was sure that the Shipmate Charlie Earl. who was ear-rings. branch would continue to be a warmly thanlcaal for his service. Scunthorpo and div Ichool to: boy: 7-18 Independent board the After much research. untiring '0' and ‘A‘ Level. CS.E. and for G.C. and Preparation one in happy yaw strength small classes The Coll Q I! CE. III” qualified by Tom The branch has firmly dropped because of the comradeship and secretary. Shipmate l 75 beautiful Suuoit count of set acres among Grant. has produced a design for anchor at the "l5.(I) Club." shown by the memfl\I|. from Hounam. with utensrvo playing fields and a new club e. based on the where meetings are held every loom facilities Spec-at provision is mode for the sons of first and third Thursdays. Memparents stationed Ibroad and Ill eti-event courier Gospoit arms. res and badges service is provided to and from an term-nah. will be available in the near bers are still talking about the Wear hectic New Year's party. with future. PIOSDCCIUV The Secretary. St John‘: Colloqo, Coothunt. Horshnrn. lll health has Shipmate forced Sussex. Tel. Honhum 2424 In the last issue of Navy News, refreshments provided by the the Dawson to George up give Wear branch mentioned their 206 ladies section. duties of which he has Detegat e. A coach party joined Grimsby badges. f‘\Ve have about undertaken for at least ten years. say Gosport. ''Is this a record'.''' Branch members for a chicken and chip su on February 25 Greenwich andaparty about 2-tshipmates Wigston due to jet ml to Spain in At the March meeting the The branch is 40 years old this were March for a holiday in the sun. president. Shipmate Sid Daft. year and shipmates celebrated presented the branch with a colwith a dinner and dance on March Strotford oured portrait of the Queen for 5. Principal guests were the Members entertained 325 “old display in the foyer of the club. Mayor of Greenwich and her ships.“ wives. and friends to a A Mediterranean cruise is to be husband and the commander of supper. social and organized for members and famthe Royal Naval College. Cdr. J. cottage ith coach loads from ilies in I978 (following the sucR. Hutton. with Mrs. Hutton. dance. The president. Lieut.-Cdr. T. other branches in the Area. the cessful cruise in I976) and if any Ship- members of otherbranches would Gentle. R.N.R. (ret.) was in event was well supported. should ring excellent font: with his speech to mates came from Royal like to join in welcome the guests. and the lzimington Spa. Kidderrrtinster. Shipmate Doug ilson on Narthe Royal Naval Patrol Service borough (Leics) 2343. evening was a great success. Association (Binninmiam). West Any serving personnel visiting Bromwich. and Worcester and the Leicester area will always be Newton Abbot welcome at branch meetings. some guests travelled from which are held on thefirst Sunday An ominous note from Newton Grimsb Strat ord‘s chairman. Shipmate each month (at tt.o0) at the "On the whole things Abbot I gston Liberal Club. for details have been fairly quiet since the Ken Birch thanked the ladies of New Year. No doubt there will the branch for helping out in the of social events. at which visitors te be some fireworks at our A.G.M. galley. Full marks were awarded are also welcome. ring Shi l'hIonIi'y.St.hrtim,Gnrmr.l2homlldudi. Brian Tnieman. Leicester l387. to Shipmate Dennis Clack. social on the 25th." says the secretary. for his organization of Shipmate C. D. Lewis. Having secretary. lit the blue touch paper. we must the cottage pies. Kept hot in the wait tintil next month for the local bakery and escorted back to the galley in Shipmate Clack'svan report the delect:tb'.e pies were served heli.idu2DocontUs&24GloucI(whol&ohetm'ol up with a generous portion of Ron-isgoto mushy peas! SAVE POUNDS The 18th annual dinner and SPECIAL OFFER A second queue rapidly formed THESET dance on February It was up to "go round the buoy" and C profit‘ Doeo torSet P|us£2pB-p attended by the Mayor and not a scrap was left apart from £29.95 26 Mayoress of Ramsgate and 76 one plateful which was eventually tn... :2 p 5 pl shipmates. including "dutch auctioned" by Shipmate tives of the Burma tar and Pete Griffin (Leamington) with Or build up ci set or the following special LEAD Dunkirk Veterans Association. the proceeds going to the branch prices which ‘include post and peeling CRYSTAL After the dinner and speeches. welfare fund. Each £3.73 Coptoln'|'l

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the reunion dinner and dance was Cdr. W. J. Flindell. training officer of Britlltflfllil R.N. College. with Mrs. Flindell. Proposing the toast to the R.N.A. Cdr. Flindell told many amusing stories about the training of ofliccrs in the days of the wooden ships and also spoke about oflicers' training today. The response was by the vicechairrnan. shiprnate E. V. Bisho The chztirrnan. Shipmate L. Dudley. gave :t progress report and outlined the year's activities. at

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Group Five trio

While on passage to the Crlbbflrl with Group Five. I-l.M.S. ibpitefs loolicuts spotted a red football noeling In the Atbntlc. The bell wn retrieved. painted other and mounted on e plinth tobeoornetheolllclalGroup Five AthntlcBell Trophy for

members of the Group Five Royal Navy warships pooled resources to rescue an American seamen deployment seriously injured in a night-time accident oft Puerto Rico.

Three

—

flown to the US. navy baseat Puerto Rico. The Group carried out multlship exercises in the Atlantic on their way to the Caribbeanfrom Gibraltar, with HM. submarine Churchill lrequentty cast in the role ot target. The other vessels involved were HM. ships Jupiter, Ariadne. Danae, and Antelope and R.F.A.s Tidepool. Tarbaness. and Green Rover. On arrival ott Puerto Rico the group used the weapon ranges tor anti-aircraft and missile shoots. While most of the group went to the Roosevelt Roads baa. Puerto Rico. tor sell-maintenance. the Antelope. Churchill and Green Rover went to the Autec range oft the Bahamas.

H MS. Aurora intercepted a call lrorn the tug Dixie Warrior: a crew-

manonboardabargeshewas towing had been knocked uncon-

scious and had lost much blood lrorn a neck wound. in chop seas. LMA David RawR Steve Gale were taken son and by boat trom the Aurora to the barge, where LMA Rawson treated the wound and advised that urgent hospital treatment was needed. The Aurora asked H.M.S. Tiger to supply a helicopter. and soon a Sea King of 326 Squadron, piloted by Lieut-Cdr Nigel Whinney. was airborne. The helicopter collected Surg. Lieut. Michael FarquharsonRoberts from H M S Euryalus and lowered him to the barge as dawn was

breaking.

Soon afterwards the

winched into the

man

helicopter

—

inter-ehlp corripetltlons.

for ehlp to lad": trophyholders clialleng any rid of game. So far

The

the Atlantic Bell has tuna u a result of pulling rams. ehaotlng. welly throwing. deck hockey, and oorripetltlve see-boat rrllle.

LAJlrnAflller'lplcturewIl taken during a hectic game of deck hocloq between Jupiter and H.M.S. Euryelus on the Jupiter‘: flight deck (trophy lnwt). .

EURYALUS ADOPTED "orpllen," Halt: éryduee"e.enbeenedepted eer-I

.Thenewe ...by8ourh re wurecelvedevttapeet voted bytlneenlpweenpeny.

The group also organized a Superstar: ports event, and on the eelllng front another round or the Reed Cup oorrperltlon took place between the Ahvyend the us. llng Anocldlon. The .N. trl by 0.5 polnh to &. the wlnnl helmemen E Lleut. lsunloy( Lieut. Colin Wetlrlne

Danee's Dropouts. After individual visits around the Caribbean. the shi are due to I tor passage to regroup in early Brazil

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are Things for looking up eight

Wren radio operators at H.M.S. Claverhouse

who wrote to Navy News to complain about the lack of action on their social front. First visitor to cheer them up was comedian BILL BARCLAY. pictured here with the

far—from~glum looking

girls.

Standing (left

ri ht) are LWREN l ANETTE HOSTY (no Ion er in the

W.R.N.. .). WREN YVONNESTABLES. WREN SHEENA Mcl-IAE. LWREN FIONA SLATER. WREN DIANE and BROWN. LWREN MOIRA NOBLE. In front are WREN ANNE BRESLIN (left) and LWREN ELSPETH FORSON Phete: I031

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CPO R063 SPARROW has been awarded a Long Service and Good Conduct Medal after H yars in the Royal Navy thereby maintairting a family tradition. His father. smndfather and great-great-grandfather were also awarded l.ong Service Medals His great-grandfather maintained a naval linlt hy working in the Royal Dockyard at Portsmouth. CPO Sparrow. who is serving at the Submarine Maintenance and Refit Authority. H.M.S. Dolphin. has been a suhrrnriner since I96-I. He pictured with the family medals.

Dally leeern.

‘The Williams family had

cause for double celebration POWIIEN ANGELA WILLIAMS. 3 radio supervisor. recently and husband LAM HAROLD WILLIAMS, hoth servin at R.N. air station Yeovilton. were toggther advanced in t it respective trades by the commanding officer of Yeosilton. C H. J. ABRAHAM. couple tnet while serving at Yeovilton and live in married quarters at llchester. Both are due to leave the air station soon. Angela to R.N.A.S. Culdrosc. and Harold lo Lee-on-Solent for a third tour with the Fleet Air Arm field .

gun

crew.

PEOPLE IN THE NEVVS

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four H.M.S. Fearless stevrarfi Ite I2 pints nleuldhaltedhaastroraaoupplate: In ‘lrdu. kc. Tlthaafizlng feat woutbuafl heir aaqntltlon their‘ the Du-traouth Ilnthe Crlhluean. tralnlng drip‘: recent

Can-:ydbdoheIIer.adttheFarksoou.(h'arethey tootvtndy|otry‘.'llauer¢erther1ilea:t%oorisandaoqi plateglotn-ruestndllplutaolcoldhdodbatuttltebenru were

from slanthnd Pu-er‘:

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O In his Ioodon Dty by Day column in the Daily Telegraph on Fehntary Zl. Peterhorough give this fas-

cinating explanation of the meaning of the word Peterel.

in H.MS. Peterel. the patrol vessel which was commissioned in Glasgow (see Page .13). "The meaning. it seems.

lies

deeper than a typist‘s

no error in

the l9'.‘.Os The original Peterel. commissioned in I927. should have heen named 'Petrel'." Navy News wonders how Peterhorough would account for the spelling of the previous Pete-rels at least five of them. dating back to I777

have led their I for may‘: aophlfllcated hooks acts tor Servlceuterfs sailors. :31 hi. Chris Thorpe. dubs. One dub ehnae a poetry-reading right." frnra ‘Hie Sun. —

servlru

assistant surgeon on H.M.S. Tyer during the Battle of Jutland in l9l6. ins pnesentetda relic of the engtyunent to the Royal Naval Museum at Portsmouth. 1}. HAROLD PER(‘l\/Al. handed over was

as an

the fl-llb. shell cap from a German ll.9in. armourplerr.-irig shell that crashed into the 1‘rger’s sick lily.

Fortunately for Dr Per-

cival. he

was at

his action

station when the shell demolished the sick hay.

0 H.M.S. Ari Royal is toga behind the hon Curtain on film. aumutan lelevisiort is to buy the noholds-barred B.B.(‘. docurrcntty series about the adventures of the men .

who

serve on

the Royal

Navy's hifiest ship.

From the Never throw anything- away- you'llnever- know- when- itnuy- corrtr:- in- landy-

Nav

Their

father was the late Cdr. John Blackloclt. and they are descendants of the famous l9th century hydrographer. Sir John Franklin. Tony has been completing .1 three-month period of training at H M S Hecate. and Joanne is on the stafl of Flat: Officer Malta. .

PhaII|a:l.A(V|fl‘f')IrlIIt.l.0o¢roy

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C U 92-yearold doctor who

H.M.S. Hecate's short visit to Malta in February enabled Tltlrd Ofllcer JOANNE ILACKLOCX (above) and her brother. ’.\fid. rows‘ ILACKL(El(, to meet for the flrst time since they both iomed the Royal

Department: H.M S. Tartar has just received parcels hearing the sticker "On His Majesty's Service".

lncidenta|ly_ the Hecate's heads of departments are all

ex-ratings. something that may be unique in the Fleet. They are pictured here with the survey ship's commanding officer. Cdr.

GK)!-‘I7 HOP!’-I (seated centre)

Also seated are Lleut JOHN BUGG (left). es-Special Duties now General List. who is the ship's supply officer. and (right) Lleut. BARR]!-Z IIUMPHIIEY. the first lieutenant.

Standing (left

right)

are

Lleut. t-zomt-: MACK (Weapons and electrical oflicert, Ueut.

TOM

SMITH

(Marine

engineering officer). and the .ship‘s two other SD olficers. Sulrlleut. BRIAN GAMMON and Lleut. DAVE WYATT.

Between them. the seven oflicers total 165 years‘ of service. and the two longest serving, Cdr. Hope and Lieut. Wyatt, last served together in 1951 as rnidshiptnan and boy scaman on board H.M.S. lllusuious.

‘.‘Probahly unique in the w R.N S that

the moment

in she wears the cap tally of -1 sea-going ship is Wren JEAN QUARIIIE. The ship is H.M.S. Thomham. :1 coastal minesweeper operated by Aberdeen University R.N unit The estahlishement and ship share the same name. so helping lean to her unusual claim Jean is on loan to H.M.S Thornham from H MS. Seahawlt to assist with administration

NAVY NEWS. APRIL I977

froiiiwoberon

El A cracking good story

FROM: H.M.S. OBERON TO: NAVY NEWS Please don‘t think ue

oggcentrte or eggotietlcal tn Iubrnitting tor publleetlon this eggeellent picture at eggetraordlna

occurrence in

an _

on.

We teel that even hard-boiled newornen like ourselves will eree In the face of oaoclflnti now like this

‘. Pictured with a com

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(H.M.

ter

printout

are

(left

t) Rev.

Vernon). Rev. MIKE BOB (SHARRINGION (Church Army. (R.M. Poole). Portsmouth Nav Base). Rev. LAWRENCE CAlivlPI!E1_.L (H.M.S. Mere ), Rev. mvm EVANS (stair chaplain. Portsmouth Nav Basel. Cd‘. ROBIN MARKES of H.M.S. Centurion. Rev. JOHN DAVIE (H.M.S. Royal Arthur) and Rev. REGINALD SWEET (H.M.S. Daedalus). mwm moss:-zit

on an

Hope you appreciate the yoke.

O f C I ergy _

Centu rlon

the visit were Rev. GWYNDAF HUGHES (H.M.S. Nelson) and Rev. ROGER DEVONSHIRE (H.M.S. Dolphin). Also

‘I

This clutch of clergy at H.M.S.

CCi'l 'lI.l 'i(:dl‘I

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mo 5 t

was

sailor that

when prepare

Drafly's

he started to sllPpr.'I' for 70 crcwrncn as the submarine patrolled in the depths of the English ('hannel_ The firsl four eggs Erlcfherweon. in the: hatch had douhlc yolks and at one time l.('K Jones cracked 34 double ytilkcrs in succession. He is claiming this last feat as a record. in two years as a cook on the Oberon. Thomas reckon-. he has cracked about l6.000 eggs. Until now only one or two had been doubles.

cynical

work is on the side of the angels! To give them background for their welfare work. the Commodore of Centurion. -11“: picgum hctow shows (ten 10 right) 3,“ n-;'rEg _Cor_i-tinodore C.W. Avrnteet imowiq rponemourh Na‘,-3| Bagc)_ M. 3[LL wA1_1-ER invited l7 Royal Navy Cha(R_A.}:_ ¢h_.,piaiM- whoa”. R,“ Hmvgy (nun.-rnqs plains from Naval Home 10 ‘W’ 3 '°°k (H.M.S. Dryad). Father JIM McCORMACK(H.M.S. Nelson). <°r!1mand Cdr.Pl-Tl‘!-IR st'Rt:Li.i-:vorH.M.s.Ceniufion.nev.Joimor: bch-mi tbs Stats-* fl‘ "W GROOSE (vicar or Aiverstolte). Rev. JOHN RAWLINGS establishment which L°W°'5 (H.M.S. Collingwood), Flther JOHN ELLIS (R.N.H. Hasiar). W0 of thcfihinss "¢="?5' '0 hi‘ P3)’ 5 h¢_3fl and Rev. .’a'l'EPHEN FORBES (H.M.S. Dryad) during their tour °V¢"Y,-\'3|l0T and his draft chit. 01 H'M_5l ccmunbn‘

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NAVY NEWS. AVRIL I977

Three die in Ashanti blaze

Jatlwhurflrn Th:-para’ boilorroolllot broknoutin H.M.S. Ashanti while she was

inthcIritta|O':mdonMarch lorry. Lott

(The '5' stands for Simulator!)

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rescue

Newly "commissioned" H.M.S. Boodiceo,

nuonyactsofbravryaoid the carnrnandng olficar, C&., D. l. Rhodes. an the ship’: were

hundreds of officers and ratings will train,

It is the name given to a full-scale, do~it-yourself working model of the ship control centre based on the Type 22 frigate.

Portsmouth. Finfighting tor.-urn tool: daout an hour to control the fire. ”‘ ip's A collection return

company

The simulator, built

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Biological and Chemical Damage Control Phoenix Nuclear

frornt‘heship'swalfarutundane

School, Portsmouth, was opened on February 15 by Admiral Sir Terence Lewin, then

ntsottheninn toaid who dad, as are donations received from o nunhar of ships, and organizations. One

Commander-in-Chiel Naval Home Command, now First Sea

particularly touchingdanatian was

from the Standard House

Lord.

liarneatsouthand-an-Sna,with

With NBCD

which the Ashanti has links and which is usualy hdpod by the sailors.

training such

essential part of officers’ and

ratings’ training, up-to-date but buying facilities are vital and installing a ready-made operational simulator was found to be both costly and subiect to —

SAR HELICOPTER FINDS FISHERMEN

delay when the proiect

A search and rescue hollcoptnr from H.M.S. Daedalus rucovornd two bodies from the sea alt Littlehantpton afturtour fishermen died when their I111. boat was smashed by high seas

was

discussed two years ago. So it was decided to build working model, based on

mock-up from Yarrow (Ship-

and galotorcowinds.

Bctue Lwrcnlflioll Vcvan-ca Evens

R.N.R. gets its first new ship H.H.S. Peter-Il, the first new ship to al Naval Reserve, commisn the ll. in w on February ‘I2. The vessel, which is armed with a pa ‘ollll Baton gun, will be used for uatnanshl training by the Glasgow Division, .M.5. Gruhtun. After the our-on-ion the conuniuionAnna Cowan, ing cake was cut by wife at the captain of H.M.S. Graham, Capt. David Cowan, R.N.R. As shown

Ktrs.

thoplcttu-u(|eft)showa|anittndIry 16-your-old JRO Paul Mullory. On the

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Cdr. Martin Frame, R.N.R., executive officer of H.M.S. Graham. The last ship to boar tho narna Potnrnl was a 310-ton river gunboat, which wal the Japanese at Shanghai in unit ‘I941. Deccan

extreme left is

builders) Ltd. Leading light of the H.M.S. Boodicea project

Lieut. Fred Kennedy, Phoenix Maintenance Officer, who spent much of his spare time on the intricate electronic work. Invaluable help was given by the Shipwrights Weapons, Engraving, Spray Painting and Joiners Shops of Portsmouth Naval Base, the Department of the Environment (Slomshaw) and H.M.S. Excellent Mainwas

tenance Workshop.

Many individual components obtained commercially, were

but all the cabinets and consoles were hand-mode and the end product is a highly sophisticated replica of the real —

thing.

Between 700 and 800 officer and rating students pass through Phoenix every year so

expected that the simulator, which has replaced on oldit is

lashioned cruiser trainer, will be

fairly constant

use.

Admiral Lewin commented: "When money is short this is a wonderful example of showing skill and ingenuity and producing results of great professional quality. We want more of this in the Navy." Others present at the opening ceremony included Capt, Peter Lucas (Captain of H.M.S. Excellent) and Cdr. Jack Dultett (Training Commander, Phoe-

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from the Nile At the end of this month Royal Navy the Ministry of Defence (D.N.W.) and H.M.S. the co-operation of ships‘ commanding and Egyptian Navy divers hope to Vernon. officers. and a lot of hard work for Lieut.-Cdr. of tasks their complete one strangest Ed Thompson. leader of the R.N. effort at salvaging a Roman monument from Philae. and his men. Apart from shor1 spells of leave. Lieut.-Cdr. the waters of the Nile at Philac near Thompson and his deputy. PO (Diver) Mick Aswan. have been in since October. ——

Since October. the divers of both nations have been working on the recovery. stone by stone. of the Gate of Diocletian. Built in the Third Century AD. and despite losing a central. linking arch. the two remaining archways scented destined to last for ever. Yet when the Aswan High Dim was completed in I970 the face of this particular stretch of the Nile and the Gate of Diocletian was changed disappeared from view. In two years. the gateway should again be seen; re-erected with other monuments of Philae on the nearby island of Agilkia. Tourists will again see evidence of Rome's power. and wonders of Ancient Egypt such as the Temple of Isis. Visitors will learn of the fantastic operation mounted by UNESCO and the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt to save the building known as the Pearl of Egypt. And of the pan played by naval divers. The Royal Navy's contribution has involved

Kestcr. Egypt Divers from H.M.S. Vernon and

ships

of the

Story by Peter Howard Photographs by CPO(PHOT) Mike McKnight

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Fleet. working for periods averaging six weeks. have given the team a changing face.

For the Royal Navy. Philae has meant the chance to give a number of divers experience of working in a foreign country with divers of another nationality. It is also a rare. and very

worthwhile project. As Lieut.-Cdr. Thompson is quick to stress: "This is not basic training. The divers have arrived with that behind them. The work has been hard and we cannot treat these stones carelessly.

''I can't speak highly enough of the way the young lads have worked." says the man who struck up excellent relationshi with the

tions to cl; the Suez

Egyptians during Canal. and earned the M.B.E. for his eflons. The R.N. and Egyptian Navy divers have had to move tons of mud. chip away concrete placed .

the monument about 50 years ago. measure and mark every stone. and secure them for removal by floatation bags. The men of both nationalities have enjoyed the experience of working together. “With divers. hands talk. So there is no language problem under water." says PO Kester. Above water‘? Commander Shafik Wahdan. leader of the Egyptian team. answers thus: "Most of my men got to know British divers in the Suez clearance. or teamed their English from Americans. We find much to admire in each other." Although working a sis-day week. the British divers have still managed to see .some fascinating sights. like the Temple of Abu Simbel. or the huge Aswan High lktm. Some have rnanagod sailing. felucca-style. on the Nile. and others have tried riding camels. Surrounded by the glories of Ancient Egypt, it is not surprising the R.N. divers have a new respect for this historical period. Their presence in Aswan has delighted the locals. and surprised the tourists. One American. surveying the blue traeksuits with their bold RN DIVING TEAM lettered on the back. asked: "Who are those guys diving against‘? Are they Olympic hopefuls?" As most of the R.N. divers would agree. there will be tremendous satisfaction for them when they know the Gate of Diocletian is safe. "To think it will stand for thousands of years. and know we helped bring it to the surface well. it gives you a thrill." is the view of AB(D) Paul Baragwanath. When the ancient gate is re-erected there will be a plaque to tell tourists of these Royal Navy and Egyptian Navy divers. Thanks to their elTor1.s. the Gate of Diocletian will again stand under the Egyptian sun. on

NAVY NEWS. APRIL 1977

Right: Taking the plu 0 cold winter day on

on in

of the 24 deetrieol mechanics from HMS. who raised Colli more than £100 with their "sponsored osnoult" in aid of South Africa Lodge ChIdnen's Horne. Wotorloovilo. (See ‘Good

BLKE AN eflort, Co|lingwoo¢I!')

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THANK A VILLAGE Lifeboat Institution and coming theuulvu a rib of Seotelt on o ruvlver front the

eoininundin oflieer, Ueut.-%. N. K. Crews. .

Cheque from the Ashanti cheque for [I00 was presented by Sul>Lieut. Will A

Harrower to one of H.M.S, A-'.hanti's "adopted" children at Stamford House. London. With him when he called were P0 Edward Buckett and MNE Rodney Woods and their visit coincided with that of B.B.C. football reporter Hob \h’ilson and a television camera team. resulting in a brief appearance for them on the subsequent B.B.C. I programme. Money from the Ashanti will be used to rebuild the home's playground.

tragic

iii A team of ratings from il.M.S. Vernon. led by CPO Mike Vickers. picked up 70 bags of litter front mo yards of Climping beach. West Sussex. The Vernon voluntmrs were the first to take part in a West Sussex

County Council voluntary clean—up operation.

sulfiring .

neck and paralysis from the chest down. For the past eight months, while Mike has been at Stoke Mandeville Hospital. he has been visited regularly by the Blake cooks. who have also dropped in at the Crown public house in the village.

the H.M.S. Sultan club gave the unit £l56 after emptying its swear box. 111e latest gift is for £222, part of which was raised by ll "rent-at-tie" scheme started by the club manageress, Mrs. Pam

Wedge. by holding a sponsored bed-push from Portsmouth to Chinnor to help the vill:ige‘s Jubilee Fund.

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Bed-push There the editor of the local paper heard about Mike's accident. Publication of the story brought an instant response from the Chinnor families, who helped to buy a portable television plus ri special multi-angled stand. Now H.M.S. Blake is going to repay sortie of the kindness

Royal Mgrines Museum appeal fund has benefited by £40tl thanksto the efforts of the officers. cadet instnictors‘. and Royal Marine of Cadets Klrigston-onl The

1'ltaini.-s.

accident to a petty officer cook has created a bond between H.M.S. Blake and the Buckinghamshire village of Chinnor. When the helicopter cruiser was at Kiel. Germany. Mike M-:Goldrii:k had an accident while swimmi breaking his A

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O In the picture. Mr. Brian Jackson. chairman of the local parish council. Shakes hands

with Mike McGoldrick at Stoke Mandeville Hospital. when the paralysed petty officer cook from H.M.S. Blake was presented with the television on stand. :t group includes Chief Cook Bob Shaw (bearded. on right) and others from his department of the cruiser.

London hits the high notes A sponsored run around the upper deck of H.M.S. London by 36 members of the shi ‘s e company raised 9.700. guided ntissile destroyer was hoping to raise [L000 in all to give to the Great Ormond Street Hospital Research Appeal during the ship's visit to the Pool of London at the

end of March.

Arnong those due to visit the hospital were the Lon-

dot-i‘s volunteer band. who have recently played at hospitals. orphanages and children'~. homes in Funchal. (‘ht-rbourg, Oporto. Lisbon and l3rest_

GOOD El-‘FORT. COLLINGWOOD! A great deal of phyfical effort expended by so enjoyed their weelt-end that they decided to ritlse for it special gift. ratings under training at H.M.S. Collingwood money Five of thesailors raised £1 I4 by it marathonswim has resulted in the raising of nearly RAM for while at the St Vincent swlrilnlng pool in , children at homes In I-lninpshire and Essex. seven other stalwarts from the elm raised £l63 by On a cold and wet Febnnry day. 2-! electrical completing an I00-tulle cycle ride through the int-cltanks tackled the Collingwood mault course lre countryside. in six learns 0! four. Fifty laps later their sponsored it is hoped that the money raised will buy a colour eflorts had raised more than £100 for South Africa television set for the Dr. Barnai-do's children. Lodge Children's Home at Waterlooville. near More charitable work by the I-‘areluini Portsmouth. establishrnent: trainee electrical rneehiiiilcs from The “sponsored ti.-asnult“ came about after the Colllngvmod spent a weelt-end under cam-as while men from Collingwood had spent a week-end at the working on at Silver Jubilee countryside project tit Lodge clearlrig the boundary drainage ditch. Mldhurst. We-.tt Stttisex. which will be linown as The Dr. Bari-iardo's Home at Ilord. Essex, was "Qua-it's Walk." Club And it disco night held at the Call another recipient at money raised by you sailors train raised £37.!) for the British Red Cross lety. The serving at Cotltngwood. It benefited by it spomored swim and a cycle ride. money was presented to Mrs. Flynn. Chillrnnn of Aelassotordnaneeeiectrlenlrni.-cltarilosledby the Appeals Conunittce of the Society‘: Fnrehatn POColin Btbby built thnesui-iInerhot.iat-slorthe branch. by CPO Gavin, club clulrrnan at the naval

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NAVY NEWS. APRIL I977

SQUASH C BADMINTON O

TABLE TENNIS

trail Navy as

CROSS COUNTRY

vi —_

Id of tho NI vy'e 1977 erou country championships The race wee The start at H.M.S. ——won by Ueut Ward (R. .E.C. Iilanodon),pictured In the Inset as ho eroun the flnlehtng Ilno. .

Army

show class A powerful Army team emerged as worthy victors at R.A.F. Uxbridge in a 1977 Inter-Service squash championships that improved on the increasingly high standard of recent years. write Mike Benson. lined again the advantages With two current internationals in their team and considerable enjoyed by the other two Services strength in depth. the Army will in the coaching and development of young players. the perforbe difficult to beat for years to come.

The Navy. who have not won the overall tournament since I954. also lost to the R.A.F.. who included one international and four county players in their team. It was not. however. a disappointing result as Navy champion Lieut.-(‘dr. Robin Bawtree was away at sea. and in squash it is rare for courage and determination to triumph over superior skill. ENTHRA1.LED All the Navy players acquitted themselves well. and Mid. Paul Chaplin in particular staged two magnificent rearguard actions which had a packed gallery enthralled. When he is able to play more

competitive squash next season he should regain the touch that made him Navy champion in I976.

Highlight of the tournament

Navy viewpoint was a magnificent win by MECHI

from the

Frank Smith over

very talented

Army opponent. After a disappointing season and a poor match against the R.A.F.. Smith sud-

denly found his best form to produce the finest squash of his

career.

SPARKLING His sparkling performance restored much Navy pride. par‘licularly as it produced a statistically better result against the Army than that achieved by the R..-‘\.F. Although the tournament out-

Table

tennis treat The Combined Services individual table tennis championships will be held at R.A.F. Stanmore Park from April 26-27, Closing date for entries is April 6. A major attraction at the championships will be an exhibition match by two members of the

current

England squad.

Further details can be obtained from Squadron-Leader G. W. Millward R.A.l-'.. Hon. Secretary. R.A.F.T.T.A.. MOD Room U63. Main Building. Whitehall SWI-t ZHH.

PORTSMOUTH In

tri-command table tennis tournament at H.M.S. Heron last month. Portsmouth easily defeated Naval Air Command and Dcvonport. Portsmouth beat Naval Air 9-0 and l)evonport 7-2. Devonport beat Naval Air l¢—l. Portsmoiith also dominated the individual events. Providing winners and runners-up in both the singles and doubles competitions. In the singles. D. Halliday beat S. Baker. and in the doubles Baker and S. Ward beat Halliday and G. Yu. a

mances

Airmen win

of Smith. MECI-ll Irvine

Pratley and ELMN Geoff Huggins over the last few years have shown it is possible to take up the game at a comparatively late stage and aspire to Inter-Service stan-

dards. The formula is simple: play four times a week for at least two ainst slightly years. always better opponents. e increasing involvement of Service players in competitive civilian squash is already boosting standards. v. SOLDIERS In the Sailors v. Soldiers match. Geoff Huggins won confidently at first string. but the remaining players were defeated by stronger opponents. The Navy team consisted of l.ieut.-(.'dr. Phil Pool. MECHI Irvine Pratley. Mid. Paul Chaplin. MECHI Frank Smith. and Lieut. lolyon Ralston. In the Sailors team were ELMN Hu gins. AMNI Phillipson. P Beaton. Sgt. Best and PO Stubbs. -

Championship

scores were

R.N. I. R.A.F. 4; R.N. I. 4: R.A.F. I. Army 4.

—

Army

country

Lieut. Rees Ward (R.N.E.C. Manadon) won the Royal Navy's senior cross country championship for I977 over a wet and heavy course at H.M.S. Dryad. He was followed home in the senior individual competition by POPT Terry Osbourne (Raleigh) and AB Steve Hall (Laleston). The three front

established

runners

early lead and were out in front for most of the way. All three were selected to represent the Navy for the Inter-Service challenge. Naval Air Command won the senior team competition. Full I. Naval Air placings were an

—

Comrriand; 2. Portsmouth: 3. Plymouth; -1. Royal Marines: 5, Scotland: 6. Modway. MNE S. Dalglish (45 CD0) won the junior individual title. with MEA APP Hobbs (Cale-

donia)

second and SEA Collinge (Blake) third. The junior

positions

1. Portsmouth; 2. Plymouth; 3. Naval Air Corrunand; 4. Med-

learn

were

—

way. The Navy finished last in the

Naval Air beat Portsmouth to badminton title

Inter-Service

—

Rees Ward 62nd for

Scofland $3

New swim coachis

NA(AHl Peter Smale from l.euchars. Playing No. I singles for Air Command. he won all his over

.\INl-I Steve Parker. who was generally considered the best singles player in the Navy. Before joining the Royal Navy in I975. NA Smale played badminton for Derbyshire at both junior and senior levels. Final placings in the intercommand championships were I. Naval Air (‘ommand (40): 2. Portsmouth (39): 3. Royal Marines (32): 4. Scotland (I4): 5. —

I)evonport (S).

NAVAL AIR Naval Air Command's badminton

championships

were won

the Services

Country Osprey A

Cross League. H.M.S. te

were

narrowly

defeated for the overall Division I title by 7 Parachute

Regiment. Osprey had led the league for

the whole of the winter. but were beaten convincinglyin the sixth and final fixture at the

POEL(A) Colin Carthy (Osprey) and POFT Andy

Cullen (lhodalus) were well to the fore all season and finished second and third respectively. LWTR Mick Reed of Osprey finished fourth. Ofthe 39 teams in thele ue. I3 were from naval estabish-

Royal Military Academy.

merits.

title. H.M.S. Nelson and H.M.S. Daedalus were the next highest placed Navy learns. finishing sixth and seventh. The Osprey 8 team were best placed for the Navy in Division 2. finishing sixth overall, closely followed by H.M.S. Vernon. In the individual placings.

Lieut Danny McFadzean won the annual spring term cross country held at R.N. air station Culdrose. Second was l-A(PHOT) Dick Birkett. In the team events. the senior race was won by the Air Engineeringg Department and the junior race by 77! Squad-

Sandhurst. This

cost them

Stan with

CUIDRCBE

the

ron.

weighs a

hat-trick

(‘P0 Stan Robinson. a marine engineering mechanician serving at H.M.S. Sultan. collected a hat-trick of records recently while competing for Hampshire against Buckinghamshire in an inter-county weightlifting match. Lifting at heavyweight. he succeeded with 205lb. snatch. and 271th. clean and jerk for a total of 4761b. ‘WC’ !I‘T¢¢ Years at sea. CPO Robinson is returning to active at M.¢llCS this season. Coached by FCPO Dinger Bell. he hopes to make an impression on the Navy hammer record before leaving the Service at the end of the year.

M&P SPORTS

Biggest upset of the championship was the form of victory

gitlirlrlit :65

Command.

country

championship R.A.F. Halton on March II. On a flat. dry. speed course quite the opposite of the course on which the Navy's championship was decided the R.A.F. came in lirst. with the Army second. Lieut. Ward finished fourth. PO Osbourne l5th and AB Hall l6th in the individual placings. At woodford. North London. on April 30. the Navy meets Woodford and the Army for a triangular athletics fixture. AGGREGATE LEAGUE After an exciting season in

As the last three matches of the competition started. Air Command needed just one more win to ensure overall victory. A nail-bitingfinish was certain when all three matches went to three games. before I.ieut. Ron Lang and FCPO Bob Charlton beat their Portsmouth opponents to clinch the title for Naval Air

including

cross

Naval Air Command and Portsmouth were very evenly matched throughout the inter-command badminton championships held at Faslane.

games.

cross crown

The

appointed Navy's

NAIAH) Peter Smale, who won

all his matches duel

Navy‘: Inter-eornnicla

the badminton

championships.

shan.

new

been much involved with inc sport in Gosport in recent years. He founded the St Vincent Swimming club in Gosport and was for three years assistant coach to Dave I-Ialler at South-

by H.M.S. Daedalus. represented by lieutenants Ian Pike and Ron Lang and MUSN Terry arnpton. C

l.ane and AA Ian Plant. SCOTLAND H.M.S. Neptune dominated the Scottish area championships. Players from the submarine base won the men's singles. W.R.N.S. singles and doubles. and the runners-up in the men's doubles.

(24-hour onsolooe service)

swimming

CEUA) Sandy Hind. 38-yearold Scot who has

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EL(A) Hindshan takes over from R0 Wally Parsons. who has

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NAVY NEWS. APRIL I977

NAVY GOLF: A SEASON FOR HOPE?

top R.N. sportsman and I-Ittgl;ttttl welterI".tttl Kelly has hurt) lltIII'|lIliIl|'(I lhr Rn_\;tl V:I\_\'s ,‘ipI)rl'sin'.lll of the Year for I076. "tr uuttrtl corms in the [urn] Hf Ibo: S\'r\it't"s prestigiuns V \'I'() I'mplt_\. the l"I‘t'lpivnt of Mlticll is ll('\'I(Il‘(I l’i|l'I'| _\t-air h_\ thr R.\'. and R.\I. Sports ('unlrnl Ilnard. l.I'T Kt-ll_\. 22 out rntmtlt. l'I:t.\ littilt a ltirmitl;thlt- reputation iii the ring. \ st_slish sutitltpuvt. he has twice hcld the \‘:t\_\ and ('ntnhim1I St sires titles at light-\st'ltt*rsscight. and twice at \«u'llt'r\\t'lglIl. \I III.‘ liglitrr uciigltt hr -.tlsn min :I ttlttclt-rtiwtul \.li. \. tiilc. He has lmusl fur l-Ittglatttl it-ti llI'Il\\_ twice at little I‘? It-wl and right titm-s as .t wuinr, Oil llIl'l‘t' mwztsiorls lit.‘ lI;|\ l';Ipl1IIlIl1I his t'uuntr_\. Kt.-l|_\. ;t ‘fnrksltirt-tnott. is

Vans m-igltt

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Boxing

coaches coached Six prospective naval boxing coaches were put through their paces during a recent course at under the guidance of P P!‘ Mick Shone (Drake) and POOEL Jan Duke (Ark Royal). both former Navy boxers and

Pgmouth

now

qualified coaches.

The successful six were MA Phil King (CFC R.M.). Lieut. Bernie Bruen (Gavington). POMEM Ron Thomas (Drake). l.P'I‘ Buster Brown (Heron). POPT All Newman (Raleigh) and POPT George Cowlam

(Mohawk),

Lieut. Bruen was the first officer to qualify under the present system. The course was examined by CPO Tony Oxley. the Royal Navy coach.

Navy

boxer wins Blue

Acting Sub-Lieut. Alasdair Docwra won a boxing Blue for

Cambridge

last month and also had the satisfaction of beating an

Army opponent.

Sub>[.ieut. Docwta. who is reading geography at Christ's College. stopped his Oxford opponent. Second Lieut. I. Bryden of the Scots Guards. in the second round of their lightheavyweight contest in the University match.

Triathlon win The Navy's juniors did well to win the I977 Southern triathlon championship considering the high standard of performance. MNF. (‘. Neshitt ((‘T(' R.M. l.yn'tp.stone) finished first overall. with ("K J. Pike and SEA M. i-‘latterly (both H.M.S. Excellent) 20th and Il8th respectively. The Navy team was second overall at the R.A.F. championships. in which MEM J. Nowak (Fearless) was placed third overall.

Two up to 'Feafless H .M.S. Fearless scored a double over H.M.S. Hermes in the first rounds of the Maxi-ships soccer and rugby competitions. The Fearless won a tense rugby match by six points to three. and the soccer by three goals to two

Trevor Joyce The former Royal Navy long distance runner whose death was reported last month was of course Trevor Joyce. and not Trevor Jones as stated. The error is very much regretted.

not be right to be too pessimistic. it would also be unrealistic to expect the Navy golf team to win all their matches this season. writes JOHN WEI-ZKES.

Although it would

Partly due to the comparatively

easy conditions last summer there are several golfers in the Navy with a handicap of five. However. opposition teams usually held players with handicaps varying from scratch to four. and there

is an obvious disparity in golfing skill which is best overcome by enthusiasm and tenacity both qualities our golfers possess to the full. Playing number one for the Navy as he did last year will be l.ieut. Malcolm Edmunds of H.M.S. Colli He now plays to it handica of two and also turns out for ampshire. for whom he has an unbeaten record in county matches. AT SEA As usual. going to sea must take precedence over golf. and the Navy is unlikely to be able to call on the services of Lieut. Alan Bray this year while he is on board H.M.S. Antelope. "Hie team ottnht to be able to welcome back two stalwarts of Navy golf. CPO Ian Tasker of R.N. air station Yeoviltonand Lieut.-Cdr. Paul Du Vivier of H.M.S. --

trio in Navy A.B.A. England semi-finals Following its most successful assault ever on a CombinedServices championship. the Royal Navy has three boxers through to the A.B.A. England semi-finals at Hull on April 6. The three are LPT Paul Kelly, AB Tom Taylor and MNE Andy Gill. All three followcd their success in the Services’ match at R.A.F.

Cosford by winning for Combined Services against Western Counties at Bristol on March I8. This tournament is an A.B.A.

England quarter-final. Two other Navy boxers. MEM Ray Cox and AB Mick Garrity both lost at _Bristol against very strong opposition. Earlier last month. the Navy

had won five C.S.B.A. titles at R.A.F. Cosford. despite the absence of England internationals Wayne Green and Nick Croombes of H.M.S. Tiger. WINNERS MEM Cox (Achilles) took the n weight title. All Garrity the featherweight. MNE Gill (-ti Cdo) the lightweight. LPT Kelly (Nelson) the wetter. and AB Taylor (Vernon) the light-heavy division. it was :1 performance that earned fulsome praise from Navy coach CPO Tony Oxley. Gill and Garrity came in for particular mention. Both had to box twice at Cosford. each time against the reigning Army cham-

bettirég

Edmunds is leading the at what about l.ieut.- dr. present. Brian Grant. now with the Royal Marines in Devon. or Cpl. Richard Bee of 45 Commando’? The season's matches lead up to the intei-~Service championships at Bumham and Berrow from September 19-22. The Navy has not won this outright for many years. Perhaps the Royal Jubilee Year is the proper one in which to demonstrate that the tide of Navy golf has turned.

Smallbore shoot is close run

thing

The result of the I977 intercommand smallbore rifle match, shot under postal conditions during January. was the closest Dryad.‘ at the on record. The winners scored Looking prospects for just three more points than the the Inter-Command golf cham- second team and live more than pionships. it is hard to find a the third. Command likely to bat present Although Portsmouth and holders Portsmouth in the match Medway A won the match forthe play at Deal from May 20 to June llth year running. their total was 2. But at the stroke play at Yeovil the lowest to win the competition from August 31 to September 2. in its present fon'n and 52 points Naval Air Command and the less than they scored last year. Royal Marines might well surIMPROVED prise Portsmouth. The other three tairns all CHAMPION on their 1976 totals. Who will be Navy champion in improved Portsmouthand Medway 8 by 54. I9‘/'7'.‘ Although Malcolm Plymouthand Scotland by SI. and Naval Air Command by N. Portsmouth and Medway B. who finished third last year. one point behind Plymouth. moved to second place. two points ahead. Air remained in fourth place. (‘dr. P. F. Probert (H.M.S. Mercury) and CPO G. Everitt (Daedalus) made the highest individual scores in the match. both scoring 396 out of 400. The Inter-Command Smallbore Rifle Cup will be presented at the R.N.R.A, prizegiving at Bisley on July 9.

(Cochrane)

pion before winning through

the final.

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footwork and left hand jabbing by Gill kept out former Combined Services champion Hutchinson in a classic bout that pitted boxer against fighter. Hutchinson pounded away. but could not stop the young Marine earning a unanimous points decision.

(N.I.I. Drain). I Hockey; R.N.(l.l2t) v. Iurblton (Portsmouth). I Bantu-t¢:A.I.A. (lnflond none-finale) (FIJI): Madly: fiolm hockey looflnl (Woolen-Bqaovsflu-0]. ull Kayak: Dovlzoo to Wootrnlnltor eonoorooo(oovIooo);l'ooot :BImItn¢huntournornorrttfltr-rid

Command tournament llnd

BAD ROUND Garrity. boxing with adamaged wrist. met R.A.F. Sgt. R. Rigg in the featherweight final and had a had first round. But Rigg. who beat Garrity in the R.A.F.-Navy match atrlier this season. caught a punch in the second round that knocked him out for nearly two minutes.

Superb

APRIL

Action from the Navy Women’: match against the Army II the United Services ground. Portsmouth. WHEN (white shirt. loft) and LWREN Yvonne Ftuuoli move Into position for a pan from N REG Deidre Wutklnoon (No. 1). The Navy won 2-1.

hnnym

W.R.N.S.

keep hockey title

By beating the R.A.F. 2-0 and the Army ‘.’.—l. the Navy retained their grip on the Women's Inter-Service hockey championships. The W.R.N.S. side began their defence of the title at Portsmouth with a clear victory over the R.A.F. girls. For the Navy CWREN Jane Walsh and WREN Penny Riggs scored the important goals. Penny Riggs was again on target for the decider against the Army. She slammed in the winner from a rebound OR

the goalkeepefs pads after the Army had equalized CWREN REG Deidre Watkinson‘s successful penalty flick. After the tournament. six of the W.R.N.S. side were selected for the Combined Services squad. They were Jane Walsh (Nelson). LWREN Ethel McMahon (Daedalus), LWREN Yvonne Russell (Nelson). WREN Helen Bradford (Dol hin). WREN Vickie Campbell (Dolphin) and enny

Riggs (Seahawk).

rooted: co-otnoa

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(Ndonhol); Boxing: A.B.A. (0.8. unl-

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R.N.

Ill.

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ad"

av TRIUMPH 0

SOCER WOES Q

WEN

ACING

the champions!

are

._._.

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SOIICER SEASON OF LOST (HANCES

conceding a

try

representative side enjoyed such

To the delight of their loyal supporters. the Royal Navy clinched their 14th Inter-Service title with a convincing win against the Army at Twickenham. on March 5. writes Mike Vernon. In winning the championship the Navy did not concede a try. and all nine points scored against RUGBY them came from penalty goals in the match against the R.A.F. The R..-\.l-'. game. won l5—9 by the Navy. was jud ed harshly in many quarters. ertainly it lacked inspiration and fluency. but for the connoisseur there was a stern battle up front and much ferocious tackling. l)eadlock ensued. although the Navy had one good chance when the R.A.F. full-back fumbled John l.eigh‘s shrewd kick into the box. HELD FIRM But defences held firm and the match was decided by the accuracy of full-back Geoff l:(tl\lltl"l's boot. He opened the score in the lllth minute and was on target at regular intervals thereafter to slot over five penalties against the R.A.l-'.‘s three. Having introduced seven new caps for the R.A.I-'_ game in .\Int: Harry Whale. POPT Barry Wills. Mid John Leigh. HEM .»\lan Dryburgh. l.ieut. Peter Norrington-Davies. SecondLieut. ("live Richards. and Mid Martin Taylor. the selector decided on two more for the Army match. (‘PO Neil Stefanie and Sub-l.ieut. Trevor .\'cv.son_ The outside combinationV~ltIL'l1 had pulverized Harlequins earlier in the season was brought back: Steve Turner replacing l.eigh at fiy~half. Stefanie taking his place in the centre. and Newson relieving Whalc bn the left wing. ARM Y MATCH It was soon clear that the Army match was to be more exciting than the one at Twickenham a week before. Shortly into the second quarter Geoff Fabian came steaming into the line on halfway and. with an astute change of direction. wrong-footed the Army defence. Paul I)unn took the Piiss to put John Acltcrman away for a

magnificent try. Seven

minutes

later

Like Don Revie‘s famous Leeds United team. this season's Royal Navy squad has won just about everything in sight except the silverware. writes Jack rd. Not since 1950, hadthe Navy

Dunn.

outstanding throughout. broke from the back of a line-out in the Army 22 and (‘onnolly did the rest. Fabian converted off a post to put the Navy ten points ahead at the interval. FINAL \’l(‘T()RY The Army came more into the game in the second half. but the Navy‘s defence held tight. with both half-backs and Fabian

Bob Bufler honoured Former I"TI H-ob ltutler. who has been coaching schoolboy boners at Leamington for ‘_'5 years, has received a naval plaque and vest to mark his service to the sport. The presentations were made by Lieut. John Smith of H.M.S. Sultan. also representing I-l.M.S. Temeraire.

outstanding. ll

fitting that the full-back. who scarcely put a foot wrong. should add two penalty goals to give the Navy final victory by I6 points to nil. was

Lieut. (3. I-‘shun; P()F'T Royal Navy ll Wills. Lieut. A Jones. (‘PO N Stefanie. Suthlaeut T. Newsan; lxut S. Tt.I’fItI'. REA (' Yuildal: MEM A Dtyburfll. Lteul P. Norrllvon-Dunes. SUl’>l.|¢lll. J. Ackerman. (‘PO M lane, Ind Lieut. (. Richards. PU M. (‘I-snotty. (‘P0 P. Dunn tc.npuanI_ Mid M Taylor —

NEW LIGHTS On .\Iarch I6 the Royal Navy were the star attraction at the opening of Weston-Super-.\lare's fioodlights and gave local enthusiasts much pleasure with a fine display of open rugby. culminating in a 22-8 win. To round off the Nziv-y season in style. there were visits to .\lurrayfield on March 30 to play Scotland Under-2|. and to the North-l€ast. where hosts will be Tynedale at Hettham (April Zl) and Hartlepool Rovers (April 23) for the Bob Oakes Memorial match. The squad for the short tour will be weakened by the selection of (icofi Fabian. Alan Jones. and Paul Dunn. the latter as captain. for the (‘ombined Services team to oppose the French Armed Forces at Troyes. l'rance. on April 2-1.

Fencing results

Results from the Naval Air (‘ommand’s I977 fencing cham-

pionships were:

l"oil— I. Ll-IM l.eeman(Yeoi.ilton);

2. POPT Moon (Daedalus); 3. POPT Moltershead (Yeovilton). l-ipee l. (‘PO Siddall (Ycovilton); 2. l.l-I.\I I eeman (Yeovilton);3. POPT Mottetshead I Yeovilton). Sabre I. AA2 Hendry (Daedalus); 2. POPT Mtlttershead (‘i’eovilt0n)'. 3. POPT Moon (Daedalus). WRNS foil l. LWRI-ZN Kaczor Wren Whanslaw (Yeo2. (('uldrose)'. viltonlz 3-. 90 Wren REG Phipps —

—

((’ochrtirte). Team event ton‘.

I. R.N.A.S. Yeovil2. l'l.M.S. Daedalus; 3. H.M.S —

Osprey.

Above Led by the leather coated Cdr. Mike Peony. the team uloctor, the Navy rugby squad ulcbrotoettulntor-Sorvteo In Tvlehtriumphs with o onhonfn changing —

antlqum room.

successful

up to the start of the lnter~Service toumament. Of 12 matches played. six were won. four drawn and two lost. But the Navy's two opportunities for adding to their silver collection were both spoiled. In the South West Counties championship the Navy was undefeated in its section but missed by one point the chance of contesting the final. Hampshire. the only other undefeated tctm. were the winners of the a

season

section. The Navy's results in the Counties competition were: R.N. I. Wiltshire 0: R.N. I. Hampshire I; R.N. l, Sussex 0; R.N. '2. Dorset 2.

Right Sub-Lieut. Tnvor Nowson (left) and CFO Noll Stofonlo on pietund with the First Soc —

Lord. Admiral Slr Tot-once Lnvtn

botorl the Anny match. Admiral Levin, prudent of the R.N. Rugby Union, presented the two "new boys" with their cope.

.-\RlW\' WIN

Wrens short-listed for Whitbretttl race Two members of the W.R.N.S. are among the 35 sailors short-listed to crew the Joint Services entry in the second Whitbread Round-the-World Race which starts from Portsmouth on August 27. Second Officer (‘hn's Dyer. serving at H..\I.S. Dolphin. and Wren Sally Bobbins. from H..\l.S. Sultan. are to join 3.? male ratings :iud officers on April S for the start of intensive sailing trials. Of the 7‘. ctilled from nearly 200 applicants. jttst 15 will be selected to represent the Royal Navy ff in the fotir crews that will sail the yacht Adventure. Whitbread race. SAILING llotlt women have several years of ocean sailing under their belts. Second Officer Dyer (26) is a qualified coastal skipper and is at present studying at W:trsash's School of Navigation for the Royal Yacht Association's ofishore yachtmaster ticket. She serving as secretary to the Chief of Sta Flag Oflicer Submarines. Wren Bubbins (I9). who works in the Service Certificate office at H.M.S. Sultan. has sailed in Adventure to the Channel Islands Two other women have it chance of ‘halting the crew. through the Army and R.A.F. short lists for the nice. Cdr. Peter Jack. project manager for the Adventure entry told Navy News that preparation of the Nicholson S5 was progressing satisfactorily. With sailing trials going on during April and May, it is hoped to establish the four crews so that work-ups can begin in June. The trials are to be based on Hornet. the Joint Services Sailing Centre at Gosport. using veteran ol' the last

isgaresently .

when

xh—'

6‘

Salty Bubbtt-to

21-id Ottlcor chrto

Dyer

Adventure and other Nicholson 55 yachts kept there. Selection of the fotir race ski rs is being left to the Rear Commodores (Offs ore) of the individual Service sailing associations. Their choices are expected to be made in time for the skippers to become involved in the trial-;_ It is likely that an R.A.F. man will be in cornmartd for the first leg to Cape Town. that a Navy skipper will lead the third crew from Auckland to Rio de Janeiro. and that the Anny will be in charge for the final run home. The second leg. between Cape Town and Auckland. is regarded as the toughest phase of this very tough race. and the skipper for this will be a Joint Services nomination.

SPORT IN BRlEF‘kSPORT IN BRIEF*SPORT IN BRlEF*SPORT IN BRIEF

But the biggest disutppointrnent was the Nas y's IJI defeat at the hands of the Army on March I6. Having won the Inter—Service trophy in I975 and I976. the team was keen to make R.N.F.A.

history by completing a hat-trick.

last achieved in |930—34. Instead. it was the Army who claimed the title when they swept three first-half goals past the Navy at r;iin—lashed Victory Stadium. Portsmouth. It was an afternoon when just nothing went right for the title~holders. The final match of the tournament was between the R.A.F. and Navv at R..‘\.F Cosford on March 23. and resulted in a 2—l win for the Navy. A 1—l win over the Air Force in the first match of the tournament set the Army on course for their championship honours. YOl"l"H SUCCESS It was a diflerent story for the Navy's youth side. After beating the Army 2-0. they had to beat the R.A.F. 3-0 to retain the Inter-Service youth trophy. A hat trick by EM(A) Neil McPhee (Yeovilton) duly saw the Navy juniors to their third win in the 'l(_)lIf-)'C«'|I' history of the competttion.

F.str.t time

was

required for

lnter-Command eliminators which saw the Royal Marines beat Portsmouth S—-3. and Naval Air command beat Scotland it--7.

Plymouth were meeting Med-

way and Naval Air the Marines to decide who would contest the

final

April

SPORTSCUP Some consolation for the R.N.F.A. came with the news that it had been awarded the R.N. and R.M. Spons Control Board (‘up for its achievements in I976. Last season the Navy won both senior and junior lnter~Sers-ice

competitions. Defeats at the hands of the Civil Service. Oxford University :ind Hampshire tested the Has y hockey team in its ntn tip to the Inter-Service tournament. starting this year at the United Services ground. Portsmouth. with the senior and Under~2| matches against the

and Combined Services rugby threequtmcr. was runner-up to l_P'T Paul Kelly. the boxer who won the I976 NATO Trophy, the Navy's sptir1sm.'tn of the year award.

The games against the R.A.F. were scheduled for March 30 at Brize Norton. * * * CEA David Hambrook.

H.M.S. Arrow won the ship's competition in I977 Royal Navy ski championships held at Glenshee. Scotland. The four-man team. Lieut.-Cdr.

Army.

much-capped Navy

Duncan

‘k

Ferguson. Lieut.

Guy. Lieut. Christopher Durnford and Mid. Philip Robert

Stonor. also finished overall. t

I-4th

Gospon. now has a 522111) mobile clone to enable large yachts to be lifted at

out of the water.

H.M.S. Dolphin have won for the first time the Portsmouth

Services Football

League Senior Challenge Cup. They beat H.M.S. Dryad 5-.1 in the final.

-k

Hornet. the Joint Services

Sailing Centre

United

‘k

‘A’

‘The

R.A.F. Women's b:td~ minton team completely dominated the l9'l'l' Women‘s

Inter-Service championships held at H.M.S. Sultan last month. They dropped only two matches in two days of play. The Army were second. and the W.R.N.S. team third.

Naati

Cup

R.N. air station Culdrose are this year's Navy representatives in the annual Naafi Jubilee Cup soccer competition. Also in the competition are the Army School of Electrical and Mechanical

Engineering

and R.A.F.

Bordon. Hants.

Lyneham.

The Culdrose team plays three-times winners Bordon at Culdrose on April 27 (2.30 p.m. kick-ofi). and Lyneham at the R.A.F. station on May 4 (2.30).

NAVY NEWS. APRIL I977

Hope

for deal

new on

letting

The

naval commander who was a total £900 out of pocket when he sought repossession of his house after a tenant failed to pay the rent was instanced in the Commons when the question of the application of the Rents Acts to Serviccmen was raised. case

The Under Secretary for the Environment. Mr. Ernest Armstrong. said one of the major objectives of a review of the legislation was to consider how rent law might be simplified. They recognised that Servicemen and other owneroccupiers who let their homes could be faced with considerable difficulty when tenants refused to leave on their return. "We fully understand all the human oblems that can arise. especial y for families. from homelessness however temand from family sepaponiry ration if the individual genuinely feels that he cannot let his property. "We have undertaken to consider the position of such landlords when we come to look at the question of recovery of possession." —-

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Wives become

gets medical often

Service voters

tion

The wives of Servicemen and the husbands of Scrvicewomen are about to become officially regarded as Service voters. At the same time continuous registration of Servicemen and women for voting purposes is being re-introduced.

Now modern methods of record keeping can ensure that continuous registration will not lead to the "clogg'ng" of registers with ineligible voters. and the new arrangements seek to combinethe merits of previous systems. A fresh declaration will be required if Service voters wish to change their proxy andlor qualifying U.l(. address. Commanding officers have the responsibility of ensuring that Service personnel and their spouses receive the electoral forms to complete under the new arrangement. and these and an explanatory leaflet will be issued later in the year. An announcement is made in DCl(RN) 1113/77. and more details will be contained in single Service D(‘Is.

arrangements mean that Service wives will register by completion of ii fonn similar to that used for Servicemen in the st their names were included on the civil householders declaration. advantage is that once on the register. the Service voter will autoThe

new

—

matically be transferred to each successive register in the same constituency until he or she ceases to be eligible as a Service voter. Arrangements under the new Service voters has varied over the legislation came into effect on years. in I969 annual registration February I. and relate to decla- was introduced when it was found rations made this autumn for the that continuous registration had electoral Registers commencing swollen the registers with the names of Servicemen who had in February 1978. The method of registration of long since left the Service.

ACOW AND BULL STORY “Guided fik" (tun H.M.S.

Any

volunteers? Volunteer naval ratings and

R.M. other ranks are nxded to take part in an environmental study due to begin at the institute of Naval Medicine. Alverstoke. on May 2 (DCl-RN-$72176). volunteers can Interested obtain further details from the Environmental Medicine Unit. Telephone Portsmouth naval base. Ext. -H88-5.

‘

The cumulative effect of cuts in defence spending has been and is likely to be increasingly felt not only by the Services‘ support structure itself important but also by the front-line forces. says the report of a Commons Select Committee. The committee said it considered the demands made on the Army of frequent arduous and dangerous spells of duty in Northern Ireland. and on the Royal Navy of longer —

'Numbers too low’ report

Gus Honeybun. the children's hlnhday bunny. gives tl twirl on top of a television trarnertl during a visit by Senior Naval Nttrse Margaret Allen to the Westward TV studiclt. llilurgaret. from R.N. Hospital Stone-house. Plyrnouth. was due to return to the studloson March 29 to take part in the local finals of the Daily Express Nurse of the Year Award.

—

periods

imposing

at sea were

WORRIED ‘C°"""""’''°'“ "'8' " Admiralty Board on the implementation of the Seeina hm pmpocatt, .‘ ‘_ Arm Flag Om Tr‘. WNW:

responsibilities L‘\‘l\'(:l‘ the whole

coiirttry. will have on their stafis "area co-ordirtzttors." Tltcsc ct)-ordintttors. who will draw together housing. family welfare and community \‘t.‘I"v‘ICC\. will bc the (‘0mm0d0I’c\ Hf H.M.3. NI-‘l*0f'I- l’0f1\'m0lIlh-i"\dH-M-5» D1”‘|li¢- l’lYm“"”"- “Ml ""5 ml‘ lilim Hf H-M.5- COChl'-Inc. ,

Chatham. An increasing number of professionally qualified social workers are being stationed in suitable locations. The Commander- in- Chief Naval Home Command is writing personal] to the next of kin of all and rati in the and R.N.. Q.A.R.N.N. W.R.N.S.. telling them of the new service. -

ofiicers

con-

siderable strains on both Servicemen and their families. "We cannot stress strongly enough that we consider the existing numbers too low. and that any ftir'ther reduction in Service numbers would have grave consequences on the morale and capabilities of our forces."

Firrleton fund to.F'.lttIietnt1 village. .

‘muddle’

_‘''‘l‘'‘

warm Tm Nnnh Wztlcs town of Rhyl pmvidcil a warm welcome for the sailors of li.M.S. Rhyl during a live-i.l.'ty sisit. liecaiisi: of tidal considerations the frigatc had to dock -80 miles away :it Birkenhead. .\‘lany social and sporting fi\turcs were arranged. :tnd sailors in uniform were given a welcome wherever they went. _

Page I)

fact is indisthat the Commons putable statement has been welcomed by a few in the Fleet Air Arm who thought they had cause to worry. A lot of the shells bursting around may have been a waste of ammunition. but the exercise has not been entirely useless. .-\nd has ;ill the smoke and flame fully died down’? Nobody contacted by Navy News was pr‘-F,‘-"ed to go a" me “my on ‘hm mm hm cumgniy ‘hey had hard f¢cd_hm-k H‘,m,m- hopcfuny woutd giccm M h;.',.,_. hccn ‘-a\.éd_ accurate term.

Money

(Continued from

More than r.s7.ooo has ha.-rt raised so far for the Fltllr.-It‘:-t Fund, set up to aid the dependants at times: who died in the rninesvreeper disaster. This includes E5 . 100 the total to date of tht-sponsorships collected for the cycle rldr ““‘ °°"°"“"‘ °'°““‘ “" W‘? 3'» “"*“’ 'l‘‘' 1. nN"'“ “I” "ha in 'pp‘"'”°" the """d‘" .

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one

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mH't¢\p(,"d‘-ni

is MAGIC FOR IIECATE Arntns

UANTOCK SCHOOL

Anyone for

OVER TOWEY. BRIDGWATER. SOMERSET. TA5 IHD

tennis?

.-Xnyonc for tennis‘? Volunteers are being rccniited to act as seating

succeuful Amrrdirli‘ school for tm boys if-.ii'.v‘. ri'.'v'v(I1:l|'J or ijimrrtl ht’ I-hr Iii-purtnrrnt i.." fil:.t‘.i.'.-an rind .\‘i'.-t-r.ci'J_ iuridi .it ‘.31: edge of miles of fotcsl in an area oi mitstanding l'}.|ll.'?.ll hc.iut_\_ .‘ii,:‘i shut and near the sea Tauntun :\ iic.iib\ and l.ur.d.-n ,tJ\‘. me: -.u.llt‘1.ll‘5 aha) tlleathriiia Airpovtt \l.\ Reading is alsiut the -hint; tln:.in.‘cI |'C\'\ are modern: and their are on “iutpm-ct" Senice .:r.in‘.\ .\.'t: .ii.-ii —_ in man) cases supplementary Courtt_\ grants Age r.inr_c Itl ls‘ _t;a;-i'.-.-..-r::i .' be of at [ant at-rrarr tflll'Iill'\'t'P‘¢{'I' and on-rii_\'t‘ t.‘ci.'t1i-rvi.-.' im:t.'Iirr.t'vri. lb: A

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academic

and

that

begins

September

WHAT HAS St)\l)li OUR PARIENTS l.\'\'.-\R|;\Hl.Y ft!-',l.|(}lll’li.l) WITH THEIR Cll0lCl". OF SCHOOL

‘

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Smnillelaues.

GCEeu.neI(reccwtiImicI.-nlxt). Hagar ‘mt setting and environment, literally "rniles" of space “(hit-or-the-crdi'n-y" activities. Hdiday Icearnnthtiatluddittflipllkpulneat. t.-t_c..

stcwarils at this

championships.

year's Wimbledon

Stcwirils are given many opportttnitics to w.it.li play. :tnd are paid at sttbsistcncc rd“ Ur iii" Tl dd) for ‘he piflnixi. Jun? :0 in -llll)' 3 (lU'~l|"lg kl-‘lit: flit’ applicationsis Mil)‘ -

-\sk your Divisional Officer for details or sec

l)Cl(RN)lR8IT/'.

lf yoii want to pay to watch. the R.N. Lawn Tennis Association receives an alloennui‘ “{ hi‘-kc“; fur the of how to apply are given in D( “RN” my-nv .

Details

Vl“""l"9'“h'l’_‘.

(‘SE

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needed.

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parents).

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Published by the lhvy News. H.M.$. Nelson, Portsmouth, and printed by Portsmouth and Sunderland Newspapers. Ltd.. The News centre. Httsoa. P0|‘lSlT'lOt.|tl'l.

Diving in Sclllles Are you a member of the R.N. and R.M. Sub Aqua Club and a 3rd class diver or above’? If so, there isachanceof spendinga fortni ht in the Scillies. diving at what is d as one of the best sites in the reg British lsles. Those interested in applying

should contact theirdivingofficers or nearest club corrirnittee member.

nioio LA(Phot) e.

“‘r’ Nowhere is the tragic of Athembetter captured than in the view of the Aeropolis from the hill of the Pnyx.

Stir. junior rats from the ocean nirvey ship l!.M.S. I-locate. which is tinned alter the Greek good:-sotirngk-.pooetorthecuner1 during a four-day visit to Attics. taken at

Ibrenkfrotnurrveylngthttleslnthehierl. Hospitality odet-ed by both the lldlenlc Navy and the British entuuintty is reported

Godfrey

overwhelming. and tours of the city were provided by the host Navy and by British

Pdroieutn.

Football. hockey nndgolf wereptayed.autt

several parties of children “storIued" the for vflts. Twelve junior rota. their

nnrtstsdr-nvrntroin40votti.rIteer~s.:pentadny

Ind entertaining Enfiny children thorns:-lveii—ntaplcriieonthestin-drendaed A1-gun must. —